PEER 1

PEER 1

In a general sense, Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) refer to an integrated, comprehensive, public health approach to the delivery of treatment services as well as early intervention for individuals with substance abuse disorders and those at risk of developing these disorders. Substantial experimental evidence or strong research supports the model. It is without a doubt that SBIRT is correlated with improvements in treatment system efficiency, equity and economy. As Bray et al. (2017) concluded, the SBIRT program is an effective method of introducing a series of services that broaden the continuum of care for individuals with substance abuse disorders. In conjunction with this study, Babor et al. (2017) cite that SBIRT is not only an effective but also an innovative way of integrating the management of substance use disorders into general medicine as well as primary care.

References

Bray, J.W., Del Boca, F.K., McRee, B.G., Hayashi, S.W., Babor, T.F. Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT): rationale, program overview and cross-site evaluation. Addiction, 112(52), 3-11. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.13676Links to an external site. 

Babor, T. F., Del Boca, F., & Bray, J. W. (2017). Screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment: implications of SAMHSA’s SBIRT initiative for substance abuse policy and practice. Addiction, 112, 110-117. https://sites.education.miami.edu/sbirt/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/07/Implications-of-SAMHSA%E2%80%99s-SBIRT.pdf