Email UpdatesDesign 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
Implementation of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment in Primary Care
Tools and resources used to implement SBIRT for alcohol or other substance use disorders in primary care settings
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
Estimating Risk of Alcohol Dependence Using Alcohol Screening Scores
Studied the use of the AUDIT and AUDIT-C in family medicine clinics to predict alcohol dependence
Comparing Alcohol Screening Measures Among HIV Infected and Uninfected Men
Compared the AUDIT-C and AUDIT in HIV infected and uninfected men, finding both tools performed similarly in both populations for identifying risky drinking, alcohol dependence, and UAU
Use of AUDIT-Based Measures to Identify Unhealthy Alcohol Use and Alcohol Dependence in Primary Care, A Validation Study
Validation study that examined the AUDIT and AUDIT-C score ability to predict UAU in a primary care population
A Review of AUDIT, AUDIT-C, and USAUDIT for Screening in the United States: Past Issues and Future Directions
A review of the AUDIT, AUDIT-C, and USAUDIT screening tools
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test: Guidelines for Use in Primary Care, Second Edition
Describes how to use the AUDIT in primary care to identify people with hazardous and harmful patterns of alcohol consumption; includes the international version in both interview and self-report format
AUDIT
A 10-item brief alcohol screening tool developed by the WHO to identify people in the United States whose alcohol consumption has become hazardous or harmful to their health, composed of items on consumption, dependence, and problems caused by alcohol
Alcohol and Substance Use Screening Questionnaire (AUDIT-C PLUS 2)
A patient questionnaire to screen for alcohol and substance use
Brief Intervention for Hazardous and Harmful Drinking: A Manual for use in Primary Care
Manual for primary care and other providers on how to conduct brief interventions for patients with or at risk of developing alcohol use disorders (AUDs); used in conjunction with WHO’s companion manual The Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test: Guidelines for Use in Primary Care on how to screen for alcohol-related problems using the AUDIT-C and AUDIT”.