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Presentation to emergency departments with intoxication as an indicator of alcohol use disorder. Alcohol Alcohol 2025 May 14;60(4)

Date

07/07/2025

Pubmed ID

40623318

DOI

10.1093/alcalc/agaf041

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-105010109973 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)

Abstract

In this retrospective study of 251 300 patient encounters at Veterans Administration Emergency Departments associated with alcohol intoxication per blood testing or ICD 9/10 coding, we found that 79% of these patients had positive Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption screens within 6 months of their visit. Therefore, we propose that presentation to an emergency department with any detectable ethanol concentration should prompt intervention accordingly.

Author List

Farkas AN, Corcoran J, Audette M, Sherman K, Farkas AH

Authors

Justin N. Corcoran MD Assistant Professor in the Emergency Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Andrew N. Farkas MD Associate Professor in the Emergency Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Amy H. Farkas MD, MS Associate Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adult
Aged
Alcoholic Intoxication
Alcoholism
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
United States
United States Department of Veterans Affairs