proceed to Question 1 of the NIDA-Modified ASSIST. 1 This guide is designed to assist clinicians serving adult patients in screening for drug use. The NIDA Quick Screen was adapted from the single-question screen for drug use in primary care by Saitz et al. (available at . http://archinte.ama-

Oct 11, 2024 · This tool guides clinicians through a series of questions to identify risky substance use in their adult patients. The accompanying resources assist clinicians in providing patient feedback and arranging for specialty care, where necessary, using the 5 As of intervention.

NIDA's mission is to advance science on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction and to apply that knowledge to improve individual and public health. NIDA is one of the National Institutes of Health.

Feb 25, 2016 · Also called NIDA Quick Screen, it is a web-based interactive tool that guides clinicians through a short series of screening questions and, based on the patient's responses, generates a substance involvement score that suggests the level of intervention needed.

For patients who have a positive screen on the TAPS-1, a brief assessment (TAPS-2) identifies the specific substance (s) use and risk level, ranging in severity from “problem use” to the more severe substance use disorder (SUD).

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Screening and brief intervention provides an opportunity for clinicians to intervene early and potentially enhance medical care by increasing awareness of the likely impact of substance use on a patient’s overall health.

Washington, D.C. – The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, today unveiled its first comprehensive Physicians’ Outreach Initiative, NIDAMED, which gives medical professionals tools and resources to screen their patients for tobacco, alcohol, illicit, and nonmedical prescription drug use.

If the patient says “Yes” to any of the drugs, ask Question 1 of the NIDA Modified ASSIST tool. 1 This screening tool was adapted from the WHO Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) Version 3.0 developed and published by the World Health Organization (WHO) (available at:

The Massachusetts Consortium NIDA Center of Excellence (CoE) is a statewide consortium committed to the advancement of initiatives in medical education research across the Commonwealth’s four medical schools in the area of prescription drug abuse education targeting medical students and primary care residents.