Screening for adolescent alcohol and drug use in pediatric health-care settings: predictors and implications for practice and policy

Table 1 Factors Influencing Screening

	Percent of Providers (N = 437)	p-value
Difficult to discuss with patients:
Drug abuse	22
Alcohol abuse	19
Depression	15	< 0.05
Unprepared to diagnose:
Other drug	56
Alcohol	42
Marijuana	37
Depression	29	< 0.001
Five most important risk factors to screen for:
Nutrition	72
STDs	72
Exercise	66
Depression	59
Alcohol use	40	< 0.001

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