Email UpdatesValidation of the TAPS-1: A Four-Item Screening Tool To Identify Unhealthy Substance Use in Primary Care
A validation study for TAPS-1 for identifying UAU in primary care patients
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.
TAPS Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription Medication, and Other Substance Use Tool (electronic)
Online version of TAPS that allows users to select patient or clinician and complete the assessment online;upon completion, offers risk levels for each substance, suggested actions, and additional resources
The Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription Medications, and other Substance (TAPS) Tool
Screening tool to assess adult primary care patients for tobacco, alcohol, prescription drug, and illicit substance use, available for self- and interviewer-administration
Performance of the Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription Medication, and Other Substance Use (TAPS) Tool for Screening in Primary Care Patients
Multisite study concluding that TAPS can detect problem substance use, but that refinement is necessary before use for broad substance use disorder screening
Electronic Self-Administered Screening for Substance Use in Adult Primary Care Patients: Feasibility and Acceptability of the Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription Medication, and Other Substance Use (myTAPS) Screening Tool
Describes the feasibility and acceptability of myTAPS among primary care patients
Design of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network's Validation Study of Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription Medication, and Other Substance Use (TAPS) Tool
Describes the design of NIDA's Clinical Trials Network's validation study of the TAPS Tool
NIDA-Modified ASSIST (NM ASSIST) Clinician's Screening Tool for Drug Use in General Medical Settings (electronic)
A guide for providers on screening patients for risky substance use; includes accompanying resources based on patient responses
American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Fundamentals of Addiction Medicine 40-Hour CME Program
40-hour Continuing Medical Education (CME) training program for primary care providers and other clinical providers to diagnose and treat patients at risk for or with addiction
Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST)
The purpose of this manual is to introduce the ASSIST and to describe how to use it in health care settings – particularly community based primary health care settings – to identify people who are using substances, so that a brief intervention (or referral) can be provided, as appropriate.
Decision Support Tool and Billing Modules
The Decision Support Tool empowers providers to estimate Medicare and Medicaid revenue across prominent integrated care services to finance these services more effectively in community mental health care, substance use treatment and primary care provider organizations. It includes a list of specific billing codes, service types, professional discipline coverage, documentation and time requirements.