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July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This focus of this study was to determine recommendations by primary care physicians (PCPs) and assess the relationship between their diagnostic impressions of substance use severity and plans for intervention.
October 15, 2009 | Program Result Report
PRISM sought to encourage physicians and health care researchers to address the effects of alcohol and drug abuse on serious chronic illnesses.
April 5, 2007 | Program Result Report
The Alcohol Research Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center conducted a study of the practicality and effectiveness of a low-cost intervention to address risky drinking by patients attending managed care clinics.
February 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The Kaiser Foundation Research Institute began a study examining the use of a computer-administered screening test in primary care clinics to identify substance abuse and behavioral health problems.
April 1, 2008 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Providence, R.I., carried out a pilot study to examine the efficacy of a motivational interviewing intervention for adolescent smokers.
February 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
The CDC sponsored a conference to draft recommendations to encourage trauma center staff to screen patients for alcohol and other drug problems and to counsel those who screen positive and refer them for treatment.
June 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
Researchers at Children's Hospital in Boston tested and developed procedures for implementing a screening tool for adolescent substance abuse in various health settings.
April 1, 1997 | Program Result Report
Between July 1992 and October 1995, the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene of Albany, N.Y., evaluated the performance of the New York State Hospital Intervention Service (HIS), which screens hospital patients for alcohol problems and conducts a brief intervention or refers them to treatment.
National Program
Initiative to test the feasibility and effectiveness of developing a large national effort to build a cadre of researchers who integrate substance abuse issues into mainstream medicine.
June 3, 2010 | Program Result Report
Family Health Initiatives implemented a uniform statewide screening process to identify pregnant women who use alcohol and other drugs and then disseminated it through a conference.