Women and alcohol: Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment.

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment is a quick, effective technique with which to manage substance use in adolescents and young adults. Use of a validated measure for detecting substance use and abuse is significantly more effective than unvalidated tools or provider intuition. There are a variety of validated tools available to use in the adolescent/young adult population,...

Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for adolescents.

Drug, alcohol, and tobacco use is highly prevalent among high school students in United States, and adolescents, even those without a substance use disorder, are at high risk of morbidity and mortality related to use of these substances. The primary care setting provides access to adolescents, and the health maintenance visit provides a private, confidential setting in which patients expect to ...

Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment: promoting healthy pregnancies by identifying and addressing alcohol use

Sexually active women who drink and who do not use effective methods of contraceptives are at-risk of alcohol exposed pregnancies. Routinely screening and intervening for alcohol use provides an opportunity to educate women about the risks of drinking and the importance of using effective methods of contraceptives. Despite the evidence, screening, brief intervention, referral treatment (SBIRT) ...

Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment: a nursing perspective.

The Basics of Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment in the Emergency Department

Nearly eight million emergency department (ED) visits are attributed to alcohol every year in the United States. A substantial proportion is due to trauma. In 2005, 16,885 people were killed as a result of alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes. Patients with alcohol-use problems (AUPs) are not only more likely to drive after drinking but are also at greater risk for serious alcohol-related illn...