The emergency department (ED) has long been recognized as providing critical access to
the health care system for many, yet only in the past few decades has the ED visit been …

Heavy drinking and alcohol use disorder are major public health problems. Practitioners not
specialising in alcohol treatment are often unaware of the guidelines for preventing …

Importance Opioid-dependent patients often use the emergency department (ED) for
medical care. Objective To test the efficacy of 3 interventions for opioid dependence:(1) …

Substance use disorders (SUDs) are highly prevalent and exact a large toll on individuals'
health, well‐being, and social functioning. Long‐lasting changes in brain networks involved …

Importance Timely initiation and referral to treatment for patients with opioid use disorder
seen in the emergency department is associated with reduced mortality. It is not known how …

Abstract Background Frequent Cannabis use has been linked to a variety of negative
mental, physical, and social consequences. We assessed the effects of digital prevention …

Because of a soaring number of opioid-related deaths during the past decade, opioid use
disorder has become a prominent issue in both the scientific literature and lay press …

Importance Illicit drug use is among the most common causes of preventable morbidity and
mortality in the US. Objective To systematically review the literature on screening and …

Substance use remains a leading cause of preventable death globally. A model of
intervention known as screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) was …

Aims To estimate effects of brief substance use interventions delivered in general medical
settings. Methods A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized trials conducted …