Unhealthy drug use: how to screen, when to intervene

J Fam Pract. 2014 Sep;63(9):524-30.

Abstract

Recognizing and helping patients at risk for a substance use disorder doesn’t have to be time-consuming. Here’s how to make screening and implementing a brief intervention a routine part of care.

MeSH terms

  • Alcoholism* / diagnosis
  • Alcoholism* / epidemiology
  • Early Medical Intervention / methods
  • Early Medical Intervention / organization & administration
  • Humans
  • Illicit Drugs / pharmacology
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Prescription Drugs / pharmacology
  • Primary Health Care* / methods
  • Primary Health Care* / organization & administration
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Substance Abuse Detection / methods*
  • Substance-Related Disorders* / diagnosis
  • Substance-Related Disorders* / epidemiology
  • Tobacco Use Disorder* / diagnosis
  • Tobacco Use Disorder* / epidemiology
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Illicit Drugs
  • Prescription Drugs