Although most recent illicit drug users smoke, some are able to quit. Better understanding of concurrent cigarette and illicit drug use may provide impetus for policy change and shed light on underlying mechanisms of addiction. Clinicians, policy makers and user advocates should address tobacco use in drug treatment and in harm reduction interventions.
In scenes depicting everyday life in popular movies likely to be seen by children, characters were infrequently portrayed practicing recommended safe behaviors. The consequences of unsafe behaviors were rarely shown. The entertainment industry should improve its depiction of injury prevention practices in G-rated and PG-rated movies.
R E S U LT S -The mean age of the 640 respondents was 61 years, 58% were women, and 86% w e re white. In the preceding year, 62% of respondents re p o rted the appropriate number of visits to a HCP, 27% the appropriate number of foot examinations, 65% an annual dilated eye examination, and 89% a blood pre s s u re measurement in the preceding 6 months. Only 17% (95% CI 14-20) met all four criteria for recommended care. The adjusted odds of receiving re commended care were higher for males than for females (odds ratio [OR] 1.6; 95% CI 1.1-2.5), higher for people whose HCP scheduled follow-up appointments than for those who self-initiated follow-up (OR 2.7; 95% CI 1.6-4.8), and higher for former smokers than for curre n t smokers (OR 3.1; 95% CI 1.6-6.9).C O N C L U S I O N S -P reventive care for people with diabetes is not being delivered in compliance with current guidelines, especially for women and current smokers. Scheduling followup visits for patients, targeting certain high-risk populations, and developing protocols to i m p rove foot care may be effective in improving care .
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