Alcoholism documents

Substance Use Disorders Assessed Using the Kreek–McHugh–Schluger–Kellogg (KMSK) Scale in an Urban Low-Income and Predominantly African American Sample of Primary Care Patients

The Kreek–McHugh–Schluger–Kellogg (KMSK) scale was developed to quantify self-exposure to opiates, cocaine, alcohol, and tobacco. The original study was limited by a relatively small sample that was not representative of general clinical populations, and did not include marijuana exposure. For the current study, participants were recruited from primary care outpatient clinics in an urban public hospital. The prima…