Courtney D. Nordeck

TL;DR: The results from a large multisite study conducted within the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network are presented to assess the performance of the TAPS tool compared with a reference standard measure in adult primary care patients.

TL;DR: In-hospital initiation of OAT is promising for facilitating treatment linkage post-discharge, but this small study did not show differences in rehospitalization based on OAT initiation, which could inform services for hospital patients with comorbid SUDs.

TL;DR: NavSTAR as discussed by the authors used proactive case management, advocacy, service linkage, and motivational support to resolve internal and external barriers to care and address SUD, medical, and basic needs for 3 months after discharge.

TL;DR: An updated review of the literature on gambling and its associations with tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use among US youth is provided to inform prevention efforts and identify youth at-risk for gambling and other high-risk behaviors.

TL;DR: The TAPS-1 can identify unhealthy substance use inPrimary care patients with a high level of accuracy, and may have utility in primary care for rapid triage.