Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment.
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment is a quick, effective technique with which to manage substance use in adolescents and young adults. Use of a validated measure for detecting substance use and abuse is significantly more effective than unvalidated tools or provider intuition. There are a variety of validated tools available to use in the adolescent/young adult population, and there are opportunities to increase the efficiency and scalability of screening by using computerized questionnaires. This area continues to evolve rapidly.
Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: Joshua.borus@childrens.harvard.edu.
Joshua
J
Borus
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Children's Center, 733 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Iman
I
Parhami
Adolescent Substance Abuse Program, Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Sharon
S
Levy
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D006801:Humans; D062405:Motivational Interviewing; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Adolescents; Alcohol; Motivational interviewing; Screening; Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment; Substance abuse; Substance use