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Letter
Substance use among patients attending an accident and emergency department
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Alcohol and drug usage is associated with attendance to accident and emergency misuse departments (AEDs).1 However, despite a clear relationship between substance misuse and trauma, we are not aware of any UK studies that have investigated substance misuse and presentation to the AED. We have recently undertaken a cross-sectional survey of substance use among 350 patients presenting to an …
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Informed consent was obtained for publication of the patient’s details in this article.
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Competing interests: None declared.