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Aims
To identify barriers and facilitators associated with initial implementation of a US alcohol and other substance use Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) grant program, and to identify modifications in program design that addressed implementation challenges.
Design
A mixed‐method approach used quantitative and qualitative data, including SBIRT provider ratings of...
Background and Aims
Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is a comprehensive, integrated, public health approach to the delivery of services to those at risk for the adverse consequences of alcohol and other drug use, and for those with probable substance use disorders. Research on successful SBIRT implementation has lagged behind studies of efficacy and effectiveness. This...
Aims This study evaluated the effectiveness of a brief intervention (BI) for illicit drugs (cannabis, cocaine, amphetamine‐type stimulants and opioids) linked to the World Health Organization (WHO) Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST). The ASSIST screens for problem or risky use of 10 psychoactive substances, producing a score for each substance that falls into either...
Inter-rater test-retest reliability of alcohol diagnoses and symptom ratings, made by means of a modified version of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R (SCID), were evaluated in the context of a multisite clinical trial of alcoholism treatment. Reliability coefficients for the subject's worst period and the current period were compared. The results show that with proper training,...
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