Email UpdatesThe Clinical Assessment of SUDs
Training for primary care providers that includes text and instructional videos addressing the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to screen, evaluate, and refer patients with substance use disorders
Screening for Substance Use Disorders/Opioid Use Disorder
Identify patients with or at risk for opioid use disorders or other substance use disorders across a variety of settings and patient populations.
Validation of Self-Administered Single-Item Screening Questions (SISQs) for Unhealthy Alcohol and Drug Use in Primary Care Patients
A validation study suggesting that self-administered SISQs, though less accurate than interviewer-administered, are easier to implement and retain fidelity
Screening and Assessment Tools Chart by National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Chart that lists a variety of screening tools for alcohol and other substance use;for each tool, identifies the substance type, patient age, and whether it is a self- or clinician-administered tool
SBIRT + Depression Screening App
App that can be used with a phone, tablet, or desktop computer that incorporates screening tools for substance use (AUDIT/AUDIT-C) and depression (PHQ-2/PHQ-9)
Readiness Ruler
A 2-question tool that helps providers assess patient readiness for behavior change using a 1-10 scale
DSM-5 11-Item Alcohol Symptom Checklist
Checklist used after a high AUDIT-C score to engage a patient in dialogue on alcohol and other drug-related symptoms; provides guidance on assessing the severity of an alcohol and/or other drug use disorder
Brief Screen for Substance Use
Questions to screen for substance use and guidance around positive screen criteria
Brief Health Screen
Patient self-report screening tool with 3 items that can be administered by health professionals to assess for substance use; can be followed by full screens such as the AUDIT
A Brief Patient Self-Administered Substance Use Screening Tool for Primary Care: Two-Site Validation Study of the Substance Use Brief Screen (SUBS)
Validation article for SUBS in a diverse adult primary care population
Addiction Severity Index (ASI), Fifth Ed.; Baseline (ASI-B), Addiction Severity Index, Fifth Ed.; Follow-Up (ASI-F)
Semi-structured interview addressing seven potential problem areas in substance-abusing patients: medical status, employment and support, drug use, alcohol use, legal status, family/social status, and psychiatric status