Email UpdatesSustaining SBIRT in the Wild: Simulating Revenues and Costs for Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment Programs
Examines the conditions under which SBIRT programs can be sustained by health insurance payments
Journal Article
these are any resource that is published in a peer-reviewed journal
Substance Use Disorder Approaches for Clinical Care, Training Service Delivery
Describes best practices for service delivery and implementation of care and treatment for people with substance use disorders in clinical settings
Smartphone Apps Targeting Alcohol and Illicit Substance Use: Systematic Search in in Commercial App Stores and Critical Content Analysis
Evaluates the functionality, aesthetics, and quality of information of free or low-cost apps claiming to target alcohol, benzodiazepine, cocaine, crack/cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, and heroin use using the validated Mobile App Rating Scale and critical content analysis
Smartphone apps for managing alcohol consumption: a literature review
Provides an overview of the literature on alcohol reduction apps and the availability of evidenced-based apps on top commercial app stores
Screening for Unhealthy Alcohol and Drug Use in General Medicine Settings
Article with recommendations for implementation of screening for unhealthy alcohol use in primary care settings, including the use of patient screening tools and integration with electronic health record systems
SBIRT-Plus: Adding Population Health Innovations to Enhance Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Effectiveness
Describes the benefits of screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT)-Plus, which is focused on increasing the reach of SBIRT by aiming for systems-level changes and benefits on a broader population scale
Routine Assessment of Symptoms of Substance Use Disorders in Primary Care: Prevalence and Severity of Reported Symptoms
Explores the use of routine screening for symptoms of substance use disorder (SUD), including alcohol use disorder (AUD), in primary care practices and found that the use of symptom checklists could help primary care providers identify and treat patients with SUD
Rates of Discontinuation and Non-Publication of Trials for the Pharmacologic Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
Identifies clinical trials on medication-assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder from ClinicalTrials.gov, finding that 12.6% involving pharmaceutical treatment were prematurely terminated and 39.1% had not published results
Program Evaluation on the Use of the Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Process in Primary Care Physician Offices
Describes results of a program evaluation conducted with thousands of primary care physician practices in the State of Pennsylvania, recommending that practices identify SBIRT resources and support, conduct roundtable discussions with physicians, and establish SBIRT champions within their practice
Primary Care and Mental Health: Overview of Integrated Care Models
Summarizes models of care for mental health in primary care settings, including using nurse practitioners to screen, diagnose, and treat common conditions such as alcohol use disorder. Nurse practitioners can take a continuing education test online after reading this article for a small fee