While substance use in general is more common in burn patients, alcohol is the most common substance of abuse linked to severe burn requiring admission to a burn unit.

Publication reference : McKibben JB, Ekselius L, Girasek DC, et al: Epidemiology of burn injuries, II: psychiatric and behavioural perspectives. Int Rev Psychiatry 21(6):512-521, 2009 19919204.
Reference URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=19919204