Implications of SAMHSA’s SBIRT initiative for substance abuse policy and practice

Objectives: This paper describes the major findings and public health implications of a cross-site evaluation of a national Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) demonstration programfunded by theUS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

The Impact of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral for Treatment on Emergency Department Patients’ Alcohol Use

Objectives: We determine the impact of a screening, brief intervention, and referral for treatment (SBIRT) program in reducing alcohol consumption among emergency department (ED) patients.

SBIRT for illicit drug and alcohol use at multiple healthcare sites: Comparison at intake and 6 months later

Objectives: Alcohol screening and brief interventions in medical settings can significantly reduce alcohol use. Corresponding data for illicit drug use is sparse. A Federally funded screening, brief interventions, referral to treatment (SBIRT) service program, the largest of its kind to date, was initiated by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in a wide variety of medical settings.We compared illicit drug use at intake and 6 months after drug screening and interventions were administered.

Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol Problems in a University Student Health Clinic

Objectives: The purposes of this study were (1) to determine whether a university student health center (SHC) is a feasible location to introduce a campus-based screening and brief intervention (SBI) program for alcohol and (2) to determine whether the patients seen in the SHC differ in terms of the prevalence and severity of alcohol-related problems compared with students reported by emergency department programs. The authors used motivational interview techniques to counsel subjects from a convenience sample of patients waiting for medical treatment in the SHC who had screened positive with the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT).