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Background and AimsTo address barriers to implementing the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) in medical settings, we adapted the traditional interviewer‐administered (IA) ASSIST to an audio‐guided computer assisted self‐interview (ACASI) format. This study sought to validate the ACASI ASSIST by estimating the concordance, correlation and agreement of scores generated...
BackgroundSelf‐report questions in substance use research and clinical screening often ask individuals to reflect on behaviors, symptoms, or events over a specified time period. However, there are different ways of phrasing conceptually similar time frames (eg, past year vs. past 12 months).
MethodsWe conducted focused, abbreviated cognitive interviews with a sample of community health center patients...
Background and AimsRelapse to addiction following incarceration is common. We estimated the feasibility and effectiveness of extended‐release naltrexone (XR‐NTX) as relapse prevention among opioid‐dependent male adults leaving a large urban jail.
DesignEight‐week, proof‐of‐concept, open‐label, non‐blinded randomized effectiveness trial.
SettingNew York City jails and Bellevue Hospital Center Adult...
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