Testing the Effects of Brief Intervention in Primary Care for Problem Drug Use …

Testing the effects of brief intervention in primary care for problem drug use …

Filed under: alcohol intervention services

Following these studies, national dissemination projects of screening, brief intervention (BI), and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for alcohol and drugs have been implemented on a widespread scale in multiple states despite little existing evidence for …
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Peoria's 'Don't Shoot' campaign starts to see positive results

Filed under: alcohol intervention services

Six of the 25 targeted offenders invited to the Don't Shoot call-in on Monday have since called about access to job training, alcohol or drug treatment, counseling and other social services offered. Krista McCavitt, voluntary resource coordinator for …
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City police teams with feds to fight drugs

Filed under: alcohol intervention services

Since the start of the year, federal agencies like the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Drug Enforcement Administration have worked with city police and the Vermont State Police Drug Task Force. … As part of a “community …
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