Resource Center: screening and diagnosis

SBIRT is a comprehensive, integrated, public health approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment services for persons with substance use disorders, as well as those who are at risk of developing these disorders. Primary care centers, hospital emergency rooms, trauma centers, and other community settings provide opportunities for early intervention with at-risk substance users before more severe consequences occur (From Their Website)

Autism Spectrum Disorders (Pervasive Developmental Disorders) Informational Page

A comprehensive PDF from CSAM that contains 1) the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10), 2) the Skinner Trauma History, 3) the CAGE questionnaire, 4) the TWEAK questionnaire, 5) the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT), 6) the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST), 7) the Self-Administered Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (SMAST), 8) Narcotic Withdrawal Scale, 9) the Clinical Institute Narcotic Assessment (CINA) Scale for Withdrawal, 10) the Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS), 11) the Objective Opiate Withdrawal Scale (OOWS), 12) the Subjective Opiate Withdrawal Scale (SOWS), and 13) the Addiction Research Foundation Clinical Institute for Withdrawal Assessment (CIWA-Ar). (From Their Website)

This physician handout will help practitioners choose ways to detect nicotine dependence in their patients.

The American Psychiatric Association has released practice guidelines and resources for the treatment of patients with substance use disorders.

This document presents the results of a survey of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-grade students on the topic of drug use and the perceived risk and estimated availability of different licit and illicit drugs.

The 10-question Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) specifically for primary care settings as a screen for detecting at-risk or hazardous drinking. A shorter version of the AUDIT also is used in primary care and consists of the first 3 questions of the AUDIT.

PDF which aims to educate doctors and individuals on opioid misuse, as well as the guidelines and regulations surrounding the treatment of pain with opioids. Authors: Manchikanti L, Atluri S, Trescot AM, Giordano J Issue: 11: S155-S180

Recognizing alcohol problems in primary care

Recommendations for the treatment and care of pregnant women with alcohol and/or other drug use problems