Abstinence outcomes among women in reproductive health centers administered clinician or electronic brief interventions

Treatment of substance use in women seeking reproductive healthcare is crucial for the health of both women and their offspring. Although abstinence from all substance use during pregnancy is optimal, it is difficult to achieve. This secondary analysis reports abstinence outcomes from a randomized clinical trial of screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for substance use among women seeking reproductive healthcare services. Women who screened positive for substance use were randomly assigned to either clinician-administered SBIRT, an electronically-administered brief intervention (e-SBIRT), or an enhanced usual care condition.

Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - February 23, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Kimberly A. Yonkers, Jason I. Dailey, Kathryn Gilstad-Hayden, Steven J. Ondersma, Ariadna Forray, Todd A. Olmstead, Steve Martino Source Type: research