Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), Part 1

In June of 2014, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control reported that excessive drinking accounted for 1 in 10 preventable deaths of working-age Americans from 2006 to 2010: 88,000 deaths each year, the third leading cause of preventable deaths. These deaths arise from liver damage, alcohol poisoning, car accidents, falls, and murders. Most heavy drinkers binge […]

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Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), Part 2: Response to a Need, Evidence for Effectiveness and Support

The first article in this series introduced Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT). In this second part of this series, we will discuss SBIRT as a response to a need and the evidence for SBIRT effectiveness and support. SBIRT: Response to a Need Substance abuse (alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs) is a major public […]

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