Screening, brief interventions, referral to treatment (SBIRT) for illicit drug and alcohol use at multiple healthcare sites: Comparison at intake and 6 months later

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 99, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 280-295

  Madras, Bertha K ^a   Compton, Wilson M ^b   Avula, Deepa ^c   Stegbauer, Tom ^c   Stein, Jack B ^c   Clark, H Westley ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^c SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; CPT codes; Heroin; Marijuana; Methamphetamine; Prescription drug abuse; Preventive medicine; Primary health care; Services; Trauma centers; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CAUCASIAN; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; EMPLOYMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HISPANIC; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOLISM; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CRIME; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

CANNABIS SATIVA;

EID: 57149116127     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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