Email UpdatesThe Remote Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment Model: Development, Functionality, Acceptability, and Feasibility
Exploratory study that examines the feasibility of a new Remote Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment model
Journal Article
these are any resource that is published in a peer-reviewed journal
The Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit of Screening and Brief Intervention for Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Medical Settings
Concludes that alcohol screening and brief intervention in medical settings offers an economic benefit to health care costs
The Changing Landscape of Alcohol Use Disorder and Problem Drinking in the USA: Implications for Primary Care
Provides primary care providers with information about the changing landscape of alcohol use disorder and other alcohol-related problems and how best to address problematic alcohol use
Technology-Based Alcohol Interventions in Primary Care: Systematic Review
Reviews studies exploring the use of technology to deliver or support the implementation of interventions targeting alcohol use in primary care
Success Factors for and Barriers to Integration of Electronic Mental Health Screening in Primary Care
Supports integration of screening tools into the electronic health record (EHR) by documenting findings that inclusion of the Drug Abuse Screening Test into the EHR increased both screenings and provider intervention for positive screenings
Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Among Medicaid Patients in Wisconsin: Impacts on Healthcare Utilization and Costs
Examines the association between providing SBIRT and healthcare costs, demonstrating that SBIRT was associated with a savings of $391 per Medicaid beneficiary
Substance Use Disorders and Telehealth in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era: A New Outlook
Reviews literature about the use of telehealth interventions to treat substance use disorders, including alcohol use disorder, during the COVID-19 pandemic
Strategies to Promote the Implementation of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) in Healthcare Settings: A Scoping Review
Reviews the literature on SBIRT interventions in emergency department and primary care settings, finding that the most used strategies include educating stakeholders and developing relationships. The findings indicate increase in screening but unclear evidence on brief intervention
Screening and Brief Intervention for Substance Use Disorders in Times of COVID-19: Potential Opportunities, Adaptations, and Challenges
Discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged implementation of screening and brief intervention, and identifies potential opportunities to use SBI to further identify and treat substance use disorders
Reducing Alcohol and Opioid Use Among Youth in Rural Counties: An Innovative Training Protocol for Primary Health Care Providers and School Personnel
The aim of this study was to train primary care providers and school nurses within a rural 10-county catchment area in Pennsylvania to use SBIRT and facilitate collaboration with community organizations to better coordinate substance use prevention efforts