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Substance Use Interventions - HANDOUT
Substance Use Interventions - HANDOUT
DISCLOSURE
I have no disclosures.
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OBJECTIVES
TARGET AUDIENCE
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SUBSTANCE USE
• Alcohol
• Cannabis/THC
• Opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine
NOT tobacco/nicotine
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ALCOHOL
severity
DRUGS
Percent of adults
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Cannabis Opioids Cocaine Methamphetamine
Past year Past month
6% cannabis use
disorder past year
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TREATMENT
1%
2%
7% 8%
Received treatment Received treatment
for SUD
Sought treatment
48% Received only
mental health
Did not seek treatment
treatment 44%
Received no
Did not think they treatment
90% needed treatment
SBIRT
• Screening, Brief Intervention & Referral to
Treatment
• Public health approach developed for non-SUD
medical settings (e.g., ED, primary care)
• Mixed effectiveness to reduce substance use
• Can increase engagement
BUT…you are behavioral health experts
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SBIRT
• Screening
• Brief Intervention
• Referral to Treatment
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SCREENING - ALCOHOL
On average, how many A = days of drinking
days per week do you
drink?
B = drinks per day
On a typical drinking day,
how many drinks do you
have? A X B = total drinks per
week
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DRINKS OR “DRINKS?”
“I probably have a
couple of beers
on the weekend.”
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Rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov
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SCREENING - ALCOHOL
On average, how many days Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
per week do you drink? A = 3 days
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USE CATEGORIES
Women Men
Moderate drinking ≤ 1 drink per day ≤ 2 drinks per day
Binge drinking 4 drinks in ~ 2 hours 5 drinks in ~ 2 hours
Heavy drinking > 3 drinks per day or > 4 drinks per day or
> 7 drinks per week > 14 drinks per week
Alcohol use disorder ≥ 2 DSM-5 symptoms in past month
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SCREENING – CANNABIS
• How often do you use cannabis products?
• What types do you use and how?
• Edibles, flower/bud, vape, topical, transdermal
• How much THC is in the product you use if you know?
(NOTE: It is nearly impossible to determine how much THC a person is taking.)
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SCREENING
• Psychometrically valid measures
• Alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT)
• 10-item, 3-item, 1-item versions
• Drug abuse screening test (DAST)
• 10-item
• Tobacco, alcohol, prescription medication, and other substance
use tool (TAPS): nida.nih.gov/taps2
• Not recommended: CAGE, CAGE-AID, T-ACE
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SCREENING
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SBIRT
• Screening
• Brief Intervention
• Referral to Treatment
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BRIEF INTERVENTION
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BRIEF INTERVENTION
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BRIEF INTERVENTION
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BRIEF INTERVENTION
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Advantages Disadvantages
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incidents
• Next step is to explore potential
change
- will get more rest - hard to change
- partner will be - feels awkward not How could you get some of
happier drinking at
these advantages with fewer
drinking
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BRIEF INTERVENTION
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• You
• Family & friends
• Support and mutual-aid groups
• 12-step, other mutual support (SMART recovery,
LifeRing, Women for Sobriety)
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SBIRT
• Screening
• Brief Intervention
• Referral to Treatment
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DANGER SIGNS
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REFERRAL TO TREATMENT
• Medical intervention
• Medication
• Inpatient stay
• Specialized outpatient SUD treatment
• Individual and group counseling
• Medication-assisted treatment
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• Opioids
• Naloxone (Narcan): opioid antagonist; overdose reversal;
anyone taking opioids should have this
• Naltrexone (Vivitrol, Revia): opioid antagonist; pill or injectable
• Buprenorphine (Suboxone): partial opioid agonist; pill,
dissolvable strip, injection
• Methadone: opioid agonist; must be given in specialized clinics
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SBIRT
• Screening
• Brief Intervention
• Referral to Treatment
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TIPS TO REMEMBER
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RESOURCES
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THANK YOU!
ANY QUESTIONS?
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