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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Unhealthy Drug Use: Screening

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Systematic Review

Source: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Last Reviewed: June 2020

Workgroups: Substance Use Workgroup

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening adults age 18 years and older for unhealthy drug use. Specifically, USPSTF recommends that health care providers ask people who aren't currently diagnosed with or getting treated for a drug use disorder about their drug use and that they provide access to diagnostic services, treatment, and follow-up care if needed. USPSTF found insufficient evidence to assess whether the benefits of screening for unhealthy drug use in adolescents outweigh the harms.

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Objectives related to this resource (1)

Increase the proportion of adults who get recommended evidence-based preventive health care — AHS‑08
Getting worse

Suggested Citation

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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. (2020). Unhealthy Drug Use: Screening. Retrieved from https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/drug-use-illicit-screening