New research shows that SBIRT — screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for drug misuse — is effective at preventing substance use in adolescents in a variety of clinical settings. In ...

Wayne State University has been awarded nearly $1 million to train social work and nursing students to assess patients in primary care settings for substance abuse behaviors. Feleta Wilson, associate ...

New Jersey Citizen Action, with representatives from a South Jersey high school, is urging the Legislature to allow early health intervention for grades 9-12. Emeline Kovac, a junior at Bordentown ...

Medicare covers a wide range of substance misuse treatments, including screening, counseling, interventions, and some prescription drugs. A person typically pays out-of-pocket expenses. Medicare ...