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 ...

NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Northwell Health has been awarded $1.4 million from the National Institutes of Health to study gun violence prevention and establish and implement a ...

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 ...

Carilion Clinic recently started training medical providers how to spot potential substance abuse early on. Most patients will not notice a significant difference from the usual questions they’re ...

Many cancer survivors consume alcohol above recommended limits, increasing their risk of recurrence, second cancers, and cancer-related mortality. Alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral ...

Q: What’s the problem with schools publicly releasing student data if it doesn’t have their names attached to it? Is that the only risk to student privacy? Apart from school districts publicly ...