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.

Why SBIRT in NC?

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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 in primary care with tobacco cessation.

SBIRT is a critical component of the integrated medical home concept 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.

SBIRT is acceptable to most patients.

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, the NC Center of Excellence for Integrated Care, Community Care of North Carolina, and other organizations in the state working to promote evidence-based integrated care.

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