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. 2021 Jun 1;147(6):e2020031468. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-031468

TABLE 3.

Self-reported and Documented Substance Use in Hospitalized Adolescents

Self-reported Substance Usea (n = 162) EHR Documentation
Anyb Concordantc Negative Substance Use Historyd
Alcohol ever use (n = 68), n (%)e 16 (24) 6 (9) 33 (49)
Marijuana ever use (n = 55), n (%) 16 (29) 10 (18) 23 (42)
Tobacco or electronic cigarettes (n = 52), n (%) 13 (25) 8 (15) 16 (31)
Other illicit drugs (n = 11), n (%) 8 (73) 1 (9) 3 (27)
Prescription pain medications (n = 12), n (%) 4 (33) 0 8 (67)
Other prescription medications (n = 19), n (%) 8 (42) 0 10 (53)
a

There were 162 adolescents with self-reported ever use of any substance who also had their EHR reviewed.

b

The EHR documented previous use of any substance.

c

The EHR documented substance use history was concordant with self-reported substance use.

d

The EHR documented no substance use.

e

Row percentages are calculated on the basis of the No. participants with EHR documentation of substance use by their self-reported ever use of each substance.