Receipt of addiction treatment as a consequence of a brief intervention for drug use in primary care: a randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Screening, brief intervention and 'referral to treatment' programs have been promoted widely as US federal policy. Little is known about the efficacy of the RT component (referral to treatment) of brief intervention for motivating patients with unhealthy drug use identified by screening to use addiction treatment. This study aimed to compare receipt of addiction treatment following two types of brief intervention for drug use versus a no-intervention control group among primary care patients screening positive for drug use.

Design

Secondary analyses from a single-site randomized controlled trial.

Setting

Massachusetts, USA.

Participants

A total of 528 adults with Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) drug-specifi

SUBMITTER: Kim TW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5382041 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature