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Resource Guide: Screening for Drug Use in General Medical Settings
- 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

Provides clinicians serving adult populations in general medical settings with the tools and procedures necessary to conduct screening, brief intervention, and/or treatment referral for patients who may have or be at risk of developing a substance use disorder.
NIH Pub Number: 09-7384
Published: April 2009
Revised: April 2009
Author: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Provides clinicians serving adult populations in general medical settings with the tools and procedures necessary to conduct screening, brief intervention, and/or treatment referral for patients who may have or be at risk of developing a substance use disorder.
NIH Pub Number:
09-7384
Date:
April 2009
Revision Date:
April 2009
Author:
National Institute on Drug Abuse Table of Contents
- 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
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