Feasibility and Acceptability of Screening and Brief Interventions to Address Alcohol and Other Drug Use among Patients Presenting for Emergency Services in Cape Town, South Africa.

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Feasibility and Acceptability of Screening and Brief Interventions to Address Alcohol and Other Drug Use among Patients Presenting for Emergency Services in Cape Town, South Africa.

Despite evidence from high income countries, it is not known whether screening and brief interventions (SBI) for alcohol and other drug (AOD) use are feasible to implement in low and middle income countries. This paper describes the feasibility and acceptability of a peer-led SBI for AOD-using patie...

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Main Authors:	Myers-Franchi, Bronwyn, Stein, Dan J, Mtukushe, Bulelwa, Sorsdahl, Katherine
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86245

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