New research shows that SBIRT — screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for drug misuse — is effective at preventing substance use in adolescents in a variety of clinical settings. In ...

Educating students of nursing and of social work on screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for risky drinking provides a valuable skill to help patients lead healthier lives, ...

Wayne State University has been awarded nearly $1 million to train social work and nursing students to assess patients in primary care settings for substance abuse behaviors. Feleta Wilson, associate ...

An intervention that was originally designed for adults in clinical treatment settings is being pitched as a school-based solution to the opioid crisis. To determine which students are using drugs or ...

HUNTINGTON -- Results from the first three years of a screening program for behavioral health and addiction issues are showing promising numbers, according to data presented Tuesday at Prestera Center ...

Unlike the Heroin SBIRT, the program only takes in those who come to the emergency room, which Kharfen says is an obstacle they are working to solve, because currently as many as half of people who ...

Millions of patients visit US emergency departments (EDs) each year because of substance use and behavioral disorders. Caring for these people is daunting, given the high patient volumes and ...

Millions of patients visit US emergency departments (EDs) each year because of substance use and behavioral disorders. Caring for these people is daunting, given the high patient volumes and ...