Screening, Brief intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is a means to identify and intervene with patients who use alcohol or drugs in a manner that puts them at increased risk for injury, medical complications, and dependence.
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If identified early and appropriately in primary care settings, substance use disorders can be successfully managed without further progression. A similar approach is already being used effectively with tobacco cessation.
SBIRT is a critical component of the Patient Centered Medical Home model that is widely implemented throughout NC and a backbone of health reform.
SBIRT is cost effective.
SBIRT is readily implemented in most health care settings.
SBIRTNC.org is a collaborative project of the Governor’s Institute on Substance Abuse, the NC Division of Mental Health, Development Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services (DMHDDSAS), SAMHSA/CSAT, Community Care of North Carolina, and other organizations in the state working to promote evidence-based integrated care.
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