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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
References
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2010). Results from the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Volume I. Summary of National Findings (Office of Applied Studies, NSDUH Series H-38A, HHS Publication No. SMA 10-4586Findings). Rockville, MD.
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- Ibid http://oas.samhsa.gov/NSDUH/2k9NSDUH/2k9Results.htm#Fig2-5
- Ibid http://oas.samhsa.gov/NSDUH/2k9NSDUH/2k9Results.htm#Fig7-10
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