Substance use by adults with medical multimorbidity in the United States, 2015-2016
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While prevalence of past-year drug use was lower among adults with multimorbidity, nearly 13% of adults with multimorbidity reported past-year substance use. Given that substance use can negatively impact existing chronic medical disease and complicate its management, this has important public health implications. Full citation:
Han BH, Ko R, Palamar JJ (2019). Substance use by adults with medical multimorbidity in the United States, 2015-2016
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 34 (8), 1394-1396. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-04980-1. PMCID: PMC6667537.