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Table 1 Studies reporting systematic screening for substance use in outpatient behavioral health settings

From: A systematic review of substance use screening in outpatient behavioral health settings

Author, Year

Setting description (number of settings, pediatric/adult)

Screener

Substances Screened

Frequency of Screening

Administration

Method of Screening

% Screened

N (screened)

Denering and Spear, 2012

University counseling center (1, adult)

AUDIT-C* (prescreen) ASSIST* (screen)

AUDIT-C*: Alcohol ASSIST*: Tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, amphetamine, inhalants, sedatives, hallucinogens, opioids, other drugs

Intake

AUDIT-C*: self ASSIST*: clinician

Not Reported

100.0%

AUDIT-C*: 6,772 ASSIST*: 1534

Gabel, Radigan, Wang and Sederer, 2011

Outpatient and day treatment (48, pediatric)

CRAFFT Single cigarette use question Single drug use question

Cigarettes, alcohol, "street " drugs

CRAFFT: intake and 1 year Single cigarette and drug question: quarterly

Self

Not Reported

Smoking: 85.0% Alcohol/drug: 84.0%

2095

Karno, Granholmm and Lin, 2000

Outpatient Veterans Affairs Mental Health Clinic (1, adult)

AUDIT* CAGE*

Alcohol, "drug use"

Intake

Self

Paper

74.9%

197

King, Beehler, Wade, Buchholz, Funderburk, Lilienthal and Vair, 2018

Veterans Affairs outpatient and integrated care (Not Reported)

AUDIT-C* CAGE*

Alcohol

Intake

Not Reported

Not Reported

AUDIT-C: 80.4% CAGE: 00.0%

22,956 at least 1 screen

Ramo, Bahorik, Delucchi, Campbell and Satre, 2018

Outpatient and partial hospitalization (2, adult)

ASSIST*

Tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, prescription sedative/ hypnotic pills, cocaine, amphetamines, opioids, hallucinogens, ecstasy/ MDMA

Intake

Self

Computer

48.0%

405

Satre, Wolfe, Eisendrath and Weisner, 2008

Outpatient (1, adult)

Electronic Health Inventory If positive: SMAST*

Alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, amphetamines, hallucinogens, ecstasy, sedatives opioids, and tobacco

Intake

Self

Computer

75.0%

422

Silverman, O'Neill, Cleary, Barwick and Joseph, 1992

Outpatient (1, adult)

SMAST*

Alcohol

Intake

Self

Not Reported

88.0%

88

Stanhope, Manuel, Jessell and Halliday, 2018

Community health organizations (27, adult)

CRAFFT UNCOPE

Alcohol, marijuana, “anything else to get high”

Not Reported

Not Reported

Not Reported

93.5%

2873

  1. * Screener abbreviations
  2. AUDIT alcohol use disorders identification test; CAGE cut down, annoyed, guilty, eye opener; ASSIST alcohol, smoking and substance involvement screening test; SMAST short michigan alcoholism screening test