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Open Access
01-12-2015 | Meeting abstract
The spectrum of unhealthy drug use and quality of care for hypertension and diabetes
Authors:
Theresa W Kim, Jeffrey H Samet, Debbie M Cheng, Judith Bernstein, Na Wang, Jacqueline German, Richard Saitz
Published in:
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
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Special Issue 1/2015
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Excerpt
Addiction is associated with medical consequences, due to direct drug effects, poor adherence to health-care recommendations, and poor quality of care. But little is known about how the spectrum of illicit drug use in primary care patients affects quality of medical care measures for chronic conditions. The objectives of this study were to determine the association between drug use (drug, frequency of use, and severity) and quality measures indicating failure to meet criteria for good blood pressure (BP) and blood glucose (BG) control among primary care patients identified by screening as using illicit drugs who also have hypertension and/or diabetes. …
