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...
Main Authors: | Bronwyn Myers, Dan J. Stein, Bulelwa Mtukushe, Katherine Sorsdahl |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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Series: | Advances in Preventive Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/569153 |
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