Screening Brief Intervention Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) in New Mexico

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness in reducing drug use and its associated problems of a brief intervention for drug use delivered by a behavioral health counselor as compared to a brief intervention delivered by a computerized intervention.

Drug use is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Efforts to develop and rigorously evaluate methods to provide Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for drug users are needed. Computerized screening and brief interventions in particular have the potential to circumvent some of the potential problems of integrating SBIRT delivered by a counselor into busy primary care settings. These interventions may reduce drug use among individuals who are using drugs but are not yet drug dependent.

This is a brief intervention focused on drug use delivered by a behavioral health counselor and based on motivational interviewing

This is a brief computerized intervention focused on drug use of patients receiving primary care treatment in an outpatient setting. The intervention is delivered in one session.

This is a one session brief intervention delivered in a primary care setting that is based on motivational interviewing.

The ASSIST's Global Continuum of Illicit Drug Risk was used. A higher score is considered more severe risk. The scores range from 0 to 308.

The number of participants testing positive on Radioimmunoassay (RIA) Hair Testing for opiates, cocaine, amphetamine and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)

HIV Drug Use Risk Assessment Battery Subscale Score ranges from 0 to 22. A higher score is considered to be associated with higher risk.

ASSIST's Global Continuum of Illicit Drug Risk Score which ranges from 0 to 308. A higher score is associated with higher risk.

ASSIST's Global Continuum of Illicit Drug Risk Score which ranges from 0 to 308. A higher score is associated with higher risk.

The predicted probabilities for testing positive on Radioimmunoassay (RIA) Hair Testing for opiates, cocaine, amphetamine and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), calculated from generalized estimating equations.

Predicted Probabilities for testing positive on the Radioimmunoassay (RIA) Hair Testing for opiates, cocaine, amphetamine and THC, calculated from generalized estimating equations.

HIV Drug Use Risk Assessment Battery Subscale Score ranges from 0 to 22. A higher score is considered to be associated with higher risk.

HIV Drug Use Risk Assessment Battery Subscale Score ranges from 0 to 22. A higher score is considered to be associated with higher risk.

Inclusion Criteria: 18 years or older Moderate risk category on the ASSIST scores Exclusion Criteria: planning to move out of New Mexico in the next year receipt of formal drug abuse treatment or a brief intervention for drug use in the past month.

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