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 …

Background: This systematic review seeks to define the general advantages and
disadvantages of accreditation programs to assist in choosing the most appropriate …

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Aims To estimate changes in the substance use behaviors of patients who received services
as part of the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) …

Abstract Aims The US V eterans H ealth A dministration [Veterans Affairs (VA)] used
performance measures and electronic clinical reminders to implement brief intervention for …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to characterize recent alcohol brief intervention
(ABI) efficacy and effectiveness trials, summarize outcomes, and show how variability in …

Unhealthy alcohol use includes the spectrum of alcohol consumption from risky drinking to
alcohol use disorders. Routine alcohol screening, brief intervention (BI) and referral to …

Abstract Background and Aims Several studies have found that brief interventions (BIs) for
drug misuse have superior effectiveness to no‐treatment controls. However, many health …

The US is in the midst of an opioid epidemic. At the same time, tobacco use remains the
leading cause of preventable death and disability. While the shared biological …

Background: Inpatient healthcare providers in the United States may soon be required to
offer alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for hospital …