Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs
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J Stud Alcohol Drugs · Jul 2007
Development and evaluation of a screening instrument for alcohol-use disorders and at-risk drinking: the brief alcohol screening instrument for medical care (BASIC).
Screening for problem drinking has not yet become standard practice in primary health care settings, and lack of time is an important barrier for general practicioners to intervene. Very brief screening instruments might help to implement screening into the daily routine in primary health care. The present study describes the development and evaluation of the Brief Alcohol Screening Instrument for medical Care (BASIC), using two independently drawn samples. ⋯ Data show that the BASIC is an efficient screening tool that performs as well as the AUDIT in medical settings while being shorter in administration and scoring.
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J Stud Alcohol Drugs · Jul 2007
Patterns of health services use associated with Veterans Affairs outpatient substance-use treatment.
This study examined service use and costs associated with receiving intensive outpatient (IOP) substance-use treatment. ⋯ Results indicated that more intense IOP treatment is associated with increases in subsequent psychiatric, substance-use, medical, and total outpatient care and decreases in expensive inpatient care.