Resource Center: practice guidelines

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)

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)

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

Evaluation of the Newborn with Single or Multiple Congenital Anomalies: A Clinical Guideline

A list of resources from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update, sponsored by the Public Health Service, includes new, effective clinical treatments for tobacco dependence that have become available since the 2000 Guideline was published. This update will make an important contribution to the quality of care in the United States and to the health of the American people. (From Their Website)

Cardiovascular Health & Tobacco Use Clinical Reference For Clinicians

In 2002, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, in collaboration with all major health plans, launched QuitWorks, a first-of-its-kind tobacco cessation service for all Massachusetts residents. Operated by the Try-To-Stop Smokers' Helpline (Quitline) in Boston, QuitWorks is a universally endorsed program for use by any provider with any patient, regardless of health insurance status. (From their website)

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.

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