ArticleThe western journal of emergency medicine2013
Evaluation of California's Alcohol and Drug Screening and Brief Intervention Project for Emergency Department Patients.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Prevention Approaches for Alcohol Problems with Viability for Military Implementation.Military medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Emergency Department-Initiated Tobacco Control: Update of a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Preventing chronic disease · 2017Pooled it
- Results of a Randomized Trial of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) to Reduce Alcohol Misuse Among Active-Duty Military Personnel.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2021Trial
- Alcohol use severity and age moderate the effects of brief interventions in an emergency department randomized controlled trial.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2019Trial
- A randomized study of the use of screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for drug and alcohol use with jail inmates.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2017Trial
- Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for offenders: protocol for a pragmatic randomized trial.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2013Trial
- Randomized controlled trial to evaluate screening and brief intervention for drug-using multiethnic emergency and trauma department patients.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2013Trial
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- The Acceptability and Feasibility of Screening for Alcohol and Drug Misuse in a Hospital Emergency Department.Addictive disorders & their treatment · 2017Article
- Impact of a multicomponent screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) training curriculum on a medical residency program.Substance abuse · 2016Article
- Psychiatric and medical management of marijuana intoxication in the emergency department.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2015Article
- Applying the gender lens to emergency care: from bench to bedside.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2014Article
- Abuse and misuse of antidepressants.Substance abuse and rehabilitation · 2014Review
- Brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption in accident and emergency departments.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2014Review
- Young adults who smoke cigarettes and marijuana: analysis of thoughts and behaviors.Addictive behaviors · 2014Article
- Characteristics of Cannabis-Only and Other Drug Users Who Visit the Emergency Department.Cannabis and cannabinoid researchArticle
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Abstract
introductionVisits to settings such as emergency departments (EDs) may present a "teachable moment" in that a patient may be more open to feedback and suggestions regarding their risky alcohol and illicit drug-use behaviors. Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is an 'opportunistic' public health approach that targets low-risk users, in addition to those already dependent on alcohol and/or drugs. SBIRT programs provide patients with comprehensive screening and assessments, and deliver interventions of appropriate intensity to reduce risks related to alcohol and drug use.
methodsThis study used a single group pre-post test design to assess the effect of the California SBIRT service program (i.e., CASBIRT) on 6 substance-use outcomes (past-month prevalence and number of days of binge drinking, illegal drug use, and marijuana use). Trained bilingual/bicultural Health Educators attempted to screen all adult patients in 12 EDs/trauma centers (regardless of the reason for the patient's visit) using a short instrument, and then delivered a brief motivational intervention matched to the patient's risk level. A total of 2,436 randomly selected patients who screened positive for alcohol and/or drug use consented to be in a 6-month telephone follow-up interview. Because of the high loss to follow-up rate, we used an intention-to-treat approach for the data analysis.
resultsRESULTS of generalized linear mixed models showed modest reductions in all 6 drug-and alcohol-use outcomes. Men (versus women), those at relatively higher risk status (versus lower risk), and those with only one substance of misuse (versus both alcohol and illicit drug misuse) tended to show more positive change.
conclusionThese results suggest that SBIRT services provided in acute care settings are associated with modest changes in self-reported recent alcohol and illicit drug use.
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