New research shows that SBIRT — screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for drug misuse — is effective at preventing substance use in adolescents in a variety of clinical settings. In ...

With opioid and other substance abuses creating public health emergencies state- and nation-wide, the University and Rhode Island Hospital have received grants from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental ...

A first-of-its-kind tool to help expand care for patients with eating disorders is now available to primary care physicians across the U.S. The NCEED Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to ...

Actively drinking patients who undergo screening, a brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for alcohol use disorder during hospital admission for alcohol-related conditions have fewer ...

As we enter September and the annual recognition of National Recovery Month, it’s imperative to examine the tools at our disposal to combat the pervasive issue of substance use disorder (SUD). One ...