Methamphetamine use associated with gun and knife violence: A matched cohort analysis

Methamphetamine use associated with gun and knife violence: A matched cohort analysis

Introduction: There may be an association between violence and methamphetamine use. We hypothesized that trauma patients screening positive for methamphetamines are more likely to present after penetrating trauma and have increased mortality. Methods: The 2017–2019 TQIP was used to 1:2 match methamp...

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Main Authors: Areg Grigorian, MD, Matthew Martin, MD, Morgan Schellenberg, MD, Brent Emigh, MD, Jeffry Nahmias, MD, MHPE, Kazuhide Matsushima, MD, Meghan Lewis, MD, Kenji Inaba, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Surgery Open Science
Subjects:
Methamphetamine
Drug use
Violence
Penetrating trauma
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589845023000210

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