Ariane Audett, Esther Choo, Stacy Trent, Daniel Nishijima, Robert G Hendrickson, Angela Eichelberger, Karen Brasel, Yu Ye, Cheryl Cherpitel
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to implement and examine the potential capture rate of a novel instrument, the Expanded Cannabis Inventory, in a population of emergency department (ED) patients presenting after motor vehicle collisions (MVC). METHODS: Study participants who presented to the ED after motor vehicle collision (MVC) were recruited from three hospitals in cannabis-legal states (Denver, CO, Portland, OR, and Sacramento, CA). Research assistants (RAs) administered the Expanded Cannabis Inventory, which includes a wide variety of products that have become readily available in states where cannabis is legal, in addition to assessments related to patient demographic characteristics, general health, cannabis attitudes and dependency measures...
September 14, 2022: Academic Emergency Medicine