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DRUG ALCOHOL SUBSTANCE ABUSE: TREATMENT THERAPY REHABILITATION:
New Warm Line Helps Clinicians Tackle Patients Substance Abuse
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Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 16:17:56 -0400
From: "NIH OLIB (NIH/OD)" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: New Warm Line Helps Clinicians Tackle Patients Substance Abuse
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIH News
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National Institute on Drug Abuse
(NIDA)
http://www.nida.nih.gov/
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For Immediate Release: Friday, April 8, 2011
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CONTACT:
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NEW WARM LINE HELPS CLINICIANS TACKLE PATIENTS' SUBSTANCE ABUSE
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NIH and ASAM launch new screening resources
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A free, nationwide service was launched today to help primary care
providers seeking to identify and advise substance-abusing patients. The
service, Physician Clinical Support System for Primary Care (PCSS-P),
offers peer-to-peer mentorship and resources on incorporating screening
and follow-up into regular patient care. PCSS-P is a project of the
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes
of Health, and the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM).
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NIDA also launched a quick screening tool to help health care providers
identify these patients.
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The warm line service -- "warm" because the response is within 24 hours
rather than an immediate response typical of a hotline -- is available to
physicians and other health care providers at no cost. Providers register
with PCSS-P and receive the contact information of a mentor who is a
specialist in screening, brief intervention, treatment and referral for
patients with substance abuse problems. Mentors can then be contacted, via
phone or email, with specific questions about clinical situations
involving alcohol, drugs, and tobacco. To take advantage of the service,
physicians can call PCSS-P at 877-630-8812, or register online at
<www.PCSSmentor.org>.
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The service is an extension of NIDAMED, NIDA's initiative to give health
care professionals the tools and resources to screen their adult patients
for tobacco, alcohol, and drug use. The initiative stresses the importance
of the patient-doctor relationship in identifying unhealthy behaviors
before they evolve into life threatening conditions.
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NIDA's Quick Screen is an online interactive single-question screen that
asks, "In the past year, how many times have you used the following:
alcohol (more than 4 or 5 drinks in a day for women or men, respectively);
tobacco products; prescription drugs for nonmedical reasons; and illegal
drugs?" If a patient indicates past year use of illegal drugs, or
prescription drugs for nonmedical reasons, the clinician has the option of
conducting NIDA's full screening tool for the specific drugs abused.
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"Primary care providers can be the first line of defense against substance
abuse and addiction but they need the right tools and resources," said
NIDA Director Dr. Nora D. Volkow. "Our NIDAMED screening tool is a
user-friendly, interactive means to help providers quickly screen their
patients for drug abuse. PCSS-P goes a step further, providing
peer-to-peer mentorship in the use of these resources."
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PCSS-P builds on the success of other warm line models offering
peer-to-peer advice on using buprenorphine and methadone to treat opioid
dependence. This new warm line is targeted to primary care providers and
offers help as providers introduce drug abuse screening into their
practices.
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NIDAMED resources include a companion quick reference guide and a
comprehensive resource guide for clinicians. The NIDAMED resources,
including the Quick Screen, can be found at
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http://www.nida.nih.gov/nidamed/
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The American Society for Addiction Medicine is a professional society
representing close to 3,000 physicians dedicated to increasing access and
improving quality of addiction treatment, educating physicians and the
public, supporting research and prevention, and promoting the appropriate
role of physicians in the care of patients with addictions.
For more information about ASAM, visit
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http://www.asam.org
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse is a component of the National
Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIDA
supports most of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse
and addiction. The Institute carries out a large variety of programs to
inform policy and improve practice. Fact sheets on the health effects of
drugs of abuse and information on NIDA research and other activities can
be found on the NIDA home page at
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http://www.drugabuse.gov
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To order publications in English or Spanish, call NIDA's new DrugPubs
research dissemination center at
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1-877-NIDA-NIH
or
240-645-0228 (TDD)
or fax or email requests to
240-645-0227
or e-mail:
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Online ordering is available at
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http://drugpubs.drugabuse.gov
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NIDA's new media guide can be found at
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http://drugabuse.gov/mediaguide/
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About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical
research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary
federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and
translational medical research, and is investigating the causes,
treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more
information about NIH and its programs, visit
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http://www.nih.gov
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This NIH News Release is available online at:
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/apr2011/nida-08.htm
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