PMID- 15077838
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20040715
LR  - 20191210
IS  - 1055-0887 (Print)
IS  - 1055-0887 (Linking)
VI  - 23
IP  - 1
DP  - 2004
TI  - Validity of self-reports and drug use among young people seeking treatment for 
      substance abuse or dependence.
PG  - 29-38
AB  - The present study assessed drug use and the validity of self-reports of drug use 
      among young people seeking treatment. On admission the participants (n = 316), 
      215 males and 101 females, were interviewed about their drug use. Urine samples 
      were collected to screen for alcohol, amphetamine, benzodiazepines, cannabis, 
      cocaine, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and opiate use. Self-reports of 
      substance use were compared with urinalysis results. Seventy-three percent of the 
      participants reported use of two or more substances. Single substance users were 
      primarily alcohol users. Kappa agreement between self-report and urinalysis 
      results was of acceptable concordance (> or = 0.65) except for alcohol (kappa = 
      0.19). Conditional kappa values were good (> or = 0.85) with exception of opiates 
      (cond. kappa = 0.57). The self-reports were generally reliable among young people 
      seeking treatment. No significant differences (p > or = 0.54) were found in the 
      validity of self-reports between the genders.
FAU - Solbergsdottir, Elisabet
AU  - Solbergsdottir E
AD  - Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Pharmacy, Pharmacology 
      and Toxicology, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.
FAU - Bjornsson, Gudbjorn
AU  - Bjornsson G
FAU - Gudmundsson, Larus S
AU  - Gudmundsson LS
FAU - Tyrfingsson, Torarinn
AU  - Tyrfingsson T
FAU - Kristinsson, Jakob
AU  - Kristinsson J
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PT  - Validation Study
PL  - England
TA  - J Addict Dis
JT  - Journal of addictive diseases
JID - 9107051
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Patient Acceptance of Health Care/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Reproducibility of Results
MH  - *Self Disclosure
MH  - Substance-Related Disorders/diagnosis/*epidemiology
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
EDAT- 2004/04/14 05:00
MHDA- 2004/07/16 05:00
CRDT- 2004/04/14 05:00
PHST- 2004/04/14 05:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2004/07/16 05:00 [medline]
PHST- 2004/04/14 05:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1300/J069v23n01_03 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Addict Dis. 2004;23(1):29-38. doi: 10.1300/J069v23n01_03.