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Resource Guide: Screening for Drug Use in General Medical Settings

Preface

This guide is designed to assist clinicians serving adult patients in screening for drug use. This screening tool was adapted from the World Health Organization (WHO) Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST), Version 3.0, developed and published by WHO (available at http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/ activities/assist_v3_english.pdf).

This pamphlet is in the public domain and may be reproduced.

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Preface
Introduction
Before You Begin Screening Patients
Step 1 - The NIDA-Modified ASSIST
Step 2 - Conducting a Brief Intervention
Steps 3 -5 Conducting a Brief Intervention (continued)
Recommendations To Address Patient Resistance
Sample Progress Notes
Change Plan Worksheet
Biological Specimen Testing
Additional Resources
References

This Booklet is available in PDF format

resourceguide.pdf [533KB]