title: Screening for alcohol and drug abuse.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to review screening for substance use disorders in health care settings. The epidemiology of alcohol and other drug abuse is briefly reviewed, followed by a discussion of the principles underlying whether or not screening is warranted. Different screening instruments and strategies are then described. Finally, current recommendations for screening for alcohol and other drug abuse are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, USA.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Schorling
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Buchsbaum
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology