TY - JOUR
AU - R. M. Cloutier
AU - A. Talbert
AU - J. Weidman
AU - J. L. Pringle
A1 - 
AB - Background: There is emerging recognition of the unique benefits of implementing screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) in pharmacy settings to identify patients who can benefit from services and connecting them to those services.Objectives: This study describes Project Lifeline - a multipronged public health initiative to provide educational and technical support to rural community pharmacies implementing SBIRT for substance use disorder (SUD) and providing harm reduction support.Methods: Eight community pharmacies were recruited. Patients receiving a Schedule II prescription were invited to engage in SBIRT and offered naloxone. Patient screening data and key informant interviews with pharmacy staff on implementation strategy were analyzed.Results: Between 2018-2020, 4,601 adult patients were offered screens and 3,407 screens were completed on 2,881 unique adult patients (51.3% female; <0.01% nonbinary; 95.7% White). Of these unique screens, 107 patients were indicated for brief intervention, 31 accepted the brief intervention; and 12 were given a referral to SUD treatment. Patients who declined SBIRT or who did not want to reduce their use were offered access to naloxone (n = 372). Key informant interviews highlighted the importance of person-centered staff education, role-playing, anti-stigma training, and integrating activities into existing patient-care processes.Conclusion: While ongoing research is needed to characterize the full impact of Project Lifeline on patient outcomes, the reported findings help reinforce the benefits of multipronged public health initiatives that include community pharmacists to address the SUD crisis.
AD - Program Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU), University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, A Johnson and Johnson Company, West Chester, PA, USA.
AN - 36972536
BT - Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse
C5 - Opioids & Substance Use; Education & Workforce; Healthcare Disparities
CP - 4
DA - Jul 4
DO - 10.1080/00952990.2023.2185891
DP - NLM
ET - 20230327
IS - 4
JF - Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse
LA - eng
N2 - Background: There is emerging recognition of the unique benefits of implementing screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) in pharmacy settings to identify patients who can benefit from services and connecting them to those services.Objectives: This study describes Project Lifeline - a multipronged public health initiative to provide educational and technical support to rural community pharmacies implementing SBIRT for substance use disorder (SUD) and providing harm reduction support.Methods: Eight community pharmacies were recruited. Patients receiving a Schedule II prescription were invited to engage in SBIRT and offered naloxone. Patient screening data and key informant interviews with pharmacy staff on implementation strategy were analyzed.Results: Between 2018-2020, 4,601 adult patients were offered screens and 3,407 screens were completed on 2,881 unique adult patients (51.3% female; <0.01% nonbinary; 95.7% White). Of these unique screens, 107 patients were indicated for brief intervention, 31 accepted the brief intervention; and 12 were given a referral to SUD treatment. Patients who declined SBIRT or who did not want to reduce their use were offered access to naloxone (n = 372). Key informant interviews highlighted the importance of person-centered staff education, role-playing, anti-stigma training, and integrating activities into existing patient-care processes.Conclusion: While ongoing research is needed to characterize the full impact of Project Lifeline on patient outcomes, the reported findings help reinforce the benefits of multipronged public health initiatives that include community pharmacists to address the SUD crisis.
PY - 2023
SN - 0095-2990
SP - 406
EP - 417+
ST - Project lifeline: implementing SBIRT in rural pharmacies to address opioid overdoses and substance use disorder
T1 - Project lifeline: implementing SBIRT in rural pharmacies to address opioid overdoses and substance use disorder
T2 - Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse
TI - Project lifeline: implementing SBIRT in rural pharmacies to address opioid overdoses and substance use disorder
U1 - Opioids & Substance Use; Education & Workforce; Healthcare Disparities
U3 - 10.1080/00952990.2023.2185891
VL - 49
VO - 0095-2990
Y1 - 2023
ER -