Implementing single-item screening for drug use in a Veterans Health Administration outpatient setting
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DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2018.1449165
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background: Unhealthy drug use is a concern in many settings, including military and veteran populations. In 2013, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical center in Bedford, Massachusetts, started requiring routine screening for unhealthy drug… read more here.
Keywords: unhealthy drug; use; veterans health; drug use ... See more keywords
Referral to Treatment After Positive Screens for Unhealthy Drug Use in an Outpatient Veterans Administration Setting.
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DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000567
Abstract: OBJECTIVES To measure the rates and predictors of clinician recommendation for follow-up after a positive screen for unhealthy drug use, in a context of mandatory routine screening. To measure response to clinician recommendations and identification… read more here.
Keywords: unhealthy drug; use outpatient; treatment; drug use ... See more keywords