Alabama Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral, and Treatment Program

This training is for Medicaid Maternity Primary Contractor Providers or subcontractors for Maternity Care Services. ASBIRT training consists of viewing three tutorial modules and completing a short test at the end of each. Each provider must submit their test for grading; if your score is 75% or above, a certificate will be e-mailed to you

To begin the training open the Registration Form and Answer Sheet to fill in your information.

For more information contact the Division of Substance Abuse Services:
334-242-3961

Training Materials

• Registration Form and Answer Sheet for all three modules
• Module 1 Tutorial
• Module 2 Tutorial
• Module 3 Tutorial

Handouts for Training

• Screening for Drug Use in Medical Settings - Quick Reference Guide
• Screening for Drug Use in Medical Settings - Resource Guide
• NIDA Modified ASSIST Screening Tool PDF fill-able
• NIDA Modified ASSIST Screening Tool for print
• The Client Response Card

Patient Pamphlets

• How to Prevent Alcohol Related Problems
• Facts and Questions about Marijuana
• Methamphetamine
• Questions about Oxycontin
• Facts about Heroin
• Crack and Cocaine
• Stimulant Medications

Screening Tools

• Online Modified Assist Screening Tool
  http://www.nida.nih.gov/nidamed
• The online screening tool does not allow patient identifying data to be saved and stored. It allows responses to be entered and will automatically lead you to the next appropriate question and tally the scores at the end.
• Fill-able pdf version available above: NIDA Modified ASSIST Screening Tool
  
  
• PDF version of the Modified Assist Screening Tool
  http://www.drugabuse.gov/nidamed/screening/nmassist.pdf
  
  
• PDF Version of the Modified Assist available in several languages
  http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/activities/assist/en/index.html
  
  
• To find other screening tools visit:
  http://www.jointogether.org/aboutus/ourpublications/pdf/sbi-report.pdf
  
  
• Cage Screening Tool
  http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh28-2/78-79.htm
  
  
• Audit Screening Tool Manual
  http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2001/WHO_MSD_MSB_01.6a.pdf
  
  
• Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST)
  http://counsellingresource.com/quizzes/drug-abuse/index.html
  
  
• Michigan Alcoholism Screening Tool (MAST)
  http://counsellingresource.com/quizzes/alcohol-mast/index.html
  
  
• CRAFFT Screening Tool in English, Spanish and Portuguese
  http://www.ceasar-boston.org/CRAFFT/selfCRAFFT.php
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Resources

• Alabama Department of Mental Health
  Find certified substance abuse providers:
  http://www.mh.alabama.gov/Downloads/SA/SASDProgramDirectory.pdf
  
  
• Alabama Department of Public Health
  Alabama Tobacco Quit Line 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
  www.adph.org/tobacco
  
  
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
  http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa65/AA65.htm
  
  
• Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
• A Guide to Substance Abuse Services for Primary Care Clinicians. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, Number 24. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, DHHS Publication No. (SMA) 97–3139. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1997. Available at:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=hstat5.chapter.45293.


• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention (SBI) for Trauma Patients: Committee on Trauma Quick Guide. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, DHHS Publication No. (SMA) 07-4266. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2007. Available at:
http://sbirt.samhsa.gov/documents/SBIRT_guide_Sep07.pdf.


• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• For more information on smoking cessation: Helping Smokers Quit: A Guide for Clinicians available at:
  http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tobacco/clinhlpsmksqt.htm
  
  
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
• “Helping patients who drink too much: A clinician’s guide” available at:
  http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/ publications/ Practitioner/Clinicians Guide2005/ clinicians_guide.htm