Recovery Management Checkups for Primary Care Experiment

"As part of regular practice FQHC screen patients at least once a year with the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) to identify alcohol problems and Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST) to identify drug problems. Those who are the most severed and referred to treatment are approached about participating in the study."

In addition to SBIRT, those randomly assigned to the experimental condition will also receive Recovery Management Checkups for Primary Care (RMC-PC) at the time of referral/study enrollment and quarterly for 12 months. RMC-PC involves a linkage manager reviewing the assessment data and using motivational interviewing to encourage the person to go to treatment and identify barriers to entering or staying in treatment. It also involves problem solving on how to address common issues (e.g., transportation, scheduling), staying in regular contact for the first two weeks to make sure they stay in treatment, and checking in on continuing care compliance at later checkups.