Prevention
Information and Tips for Health Care Providers
Drug
and alcohol use is a public health problem,
and as a professional in the health care field you can alleviate
its devastating effects
and make the future brighter for your patients.
Make
the most of your interaction with patients and the community at large
by
using your authority and expertise
to
advance the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders.
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1)
Treatment Improvement Protocols
The SAMHSA Clearinghouse for Drug and Alcohol
Information has several publications for order that identify specific
treatment improvement protocols (TIPS) for persons working in the
health care profession. To review those publications that specifically
deal with improvements in the treatment of persons with alcohol and
substance use disorders, visit this website:
2) Helping Patients Who Drink Too Much: A
Clinician's Guide
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism of the National Institutes of Health has created a Guide for
primary care and mental health clinicians that establishes a four-step
process for helping patients who drink too much. The website includes
support materials for doctors and nurses as well as education materials
for patients.
3) Seven Prevention Action Steps for Health Care
Providers
This website identifies seven specific action
steps that can be taken by health care providers to promote prevention
and treatment substance use disorders.
4) Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention in the
Emergency Room
The College of Emergency Department Physicians
website presents an important article on the effectiveness of alcohol
screening and brief intervention in the ER. "Brief intervention does
work." Read more at
5) Online Curriculum: An Introduction to
Medication for Alcohol Dependence
This is a free accredited online course that
examines new science around medications for alcohol dependence.
6) Substance Use Treatment Among Women of
Childrearing Age
Provides the findings from SAMHSA's National
Survey on Drug Use and Health; the report, published in 2007 focuses on
substance use treatment among women of childrearing age (18 to 49)
whose substance use may pose particular risks to vulnerable offspring.
7) Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention in
Primary Care Settings
Primary care practitioners are in a unique
situation to recognize patients with alcohol problems. See this article
on promising screening and brief intervention protocols from the NIAAA:
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