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1Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA.
Objectives:
Assess the associations between marijuana or other illicit drug use and injury risk.
Methods:
Case-control study. Cases were emergency department patients with acute injury. Age-sex matched controls were interviewed by telephone.
Results:
Marijuana use in the past seven days was associated with decreased risk, and use of other illicit drugs was associated with increased risk. Controlling for confounding had little effect.
Conclusions:
Marijuana use may be associated with a decreased risk of injury. Other illicit drug use was associated with increased risk.
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