Tracy Higgs Author
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other Drug Abuse ,brain,technology,other addictive behaviors;
Oncology Services Mercy Health Center, 4300 W Memorial Road, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120, USA
Tracy Higgs is currently working in Oncology Services Mercy Health Center, 4300 W Memorial Road, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120, USA. also interested in different medical diseases and terminologies and also have keen interest in their treatment.
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Author(s): Gary Dean Parker, Dane Libart, Tracy Higgs, Stuart Schrader, Brendon McCollom, Linda Fanning and James Dixon
SBIRT in Primary Care: The Struggles and Rewards
Early deduction of individuals with substance misuse is growing in many primary care centers. Program such as the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) offers a way to identify these individuals and prevent problematic use before more severe consequences occur. This paper shares how in 2011 a primary care clinic in the Midwest implemented a SBIRT program within their practices screening 5230 patients for substance misuse.
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