Long-term Follow-up Study of Substance Abuse Screening and Intervention in Multi Primary Care Centers

Long-term Follow-up Study of Substance Abuse Screening and Intervention in Multi Primary Care Centers

The purpose of this research is to improve the ability of primary medical staffs in screening and intervention for alcohol, benzodiazepines, and other illicit drug use.

In order to reduce the social and personal harm caused by drugs, it is urgent to strengthen the ability of the primary health institutions in screening and intervention the addictive substances use. Firstly, the investigators will invite 10 primary medical staffs and 10 experts in addition to revise the manual of Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Use Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) and Brief Intervention (BI). Then, the investigators will recruit related medical staffs in five provinces to participate the training of ASSIST and BI. Secondly, the researcher will investigate the effects of BI technology in reducing the use of addictive substances, improve the addiction related knowledge of patients through randomized controlled study. Finally, the investigators will collect the research information, revise the manual, and promote the training.

Inclusion Criteria:

• aged 18-75 years;
• the patient to the community medical institutions;
• ASSIST score is in 12-27, in a moderate risk;
• voluntary to participate;
• to agree to complete baseline interviews and follow-up studies

Exclusion Criteria:

• unable to complete the questionnaire;
• serious physical illness, action inconvenience.