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Substance Use Among Persons with Serious Mental Illness in Eastern Ontario

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
April 2003

Abstract

One hundred and eighty persons with serious mental illness (SMI) in eastern Ontario, receiving services from assertive community treatment teams in Brockville and Kingston were interviewed about substance use. Data were compared to survey findings for the Ontario population. Tobacco use was higher among both men and women in the SMI sample, but use of alcohol and drugs in the past 12 months was lower than population data. The frequency of alcohol use was significantly greater than drug use among the SMI sample.

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Un échantillon de 180 individus souffrant d'une maladie mentale grave (MMG) fut interviewé sur sa consommation de stupéfiants (drogue, alcool et tabac). Ces personnes provenaient de l'est de l'Ontario et profitaient d'un suivi intensif en milieu naturel (SIMN) à Brockville et Kingston. Les données furent comparées aux résultats de sondages provenant de la population de l'Ontario. L'usage du tabac était plus élevé dans l'échantillon MMG tant chez les hommes que chez les femmes; toutefois, l'usage de l'alcool et de la drogue dans les 12 derniers mois était plus bas que l'usage démontré par la population ontarienne. L'usage de l'alcool était plus élevé que l'usage de la drogue dans l'échantillon MMG.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 22Number 1April 2003
Pages: 113 - 128

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Version of record online: 12 May 2009

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Gary J. Gerber
University of Ottawa and Queen's University
Terry Krupa
Shirley Eastabrook
Judith Gargaro
West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto

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