Screening and Brief Intervention for Drug Use in Primary Care

Importance

The United States has invested substantially in screening and brief intervention for illicit drug use and prescription drug misuse, based in part on evidence of efficacy for unhealthy alcohol use. However, it is not a recommended universal preventive service in primary care because of lack of evidence of efficacy.

Objective

To test the efficacy of 2 brief counseling interventions for unhealthy drug use (any illicit...