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TIP #24: Guide to Substance Abuse Services for Primary Care Clinicians: Concise Desk Reference, A

Based on the Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series #24. Includes bibliography. 42 pp. This publication is a companion piece to TIP 24: A Guide to Substance Abuse Services for Primary Care Clinicians. Contained in the Desk Reference are highlights of the original guide, providing primary care clinicians with quick, easy access to vital, field-related information. TIP 24 provides primary care clinicians specific guidance on identifying indications of substance abuse, how to broach the subject with a patient, and what screening and assessment instruments to use (CAGE-AID, Short MAST, AUDIT Questionnaire, TWEAK Test). Table of contents: substance abuse and primary care, screening for substance use disorders, brief intervention, assessment, specialized substance abuse treatment programs, implementation and recommendation summary, pharmacotherapy, legal and ethical issues, and screening and assessment instruments.

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