SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to
Treatment) Questions with Correct Answers
SBIRT stands for...? Correct Answer-Screening, Brief Intervention, and
Referral to Treatment
SBIRT definition Correct Answer-A comprehensive and integrated
public health approach to the delivery of early screening, intervention,
and treatment services employing
empirically-based and clinically useful practices to
circumvent harmful consequences from substance use, including
impeding the development of alcohol and other drug use disorders.
Substance Abuse Pyramid Tip (High Risk) Correct Answer-High Risk
-Specific behavioral, psychological and physiologic changes which
occur in response to repeated excessive alcohol consumption.
- Will develop usually a tolerance
Substance Abuse Pyramid Middle (Hazardous) Correct Answer-- sizable
portion of the population faces increased risk of harm, or may in fact be
experiencing harm, from consuming substances above certain limits or
under certain circumstances
- men up to age 65
> 14 drinks/week
Binge: > 4 drinks in one day
,- for women or men older than > 65
> 7 drinks/week
Binge: > 3 drinks in one day
Substance Abuse Pyramid Base (Abstinence) Correct Answer-
Abstinence/low level use
- a large portion of the population abstains, or consumes alcohol or drugs
at levels that, in general, present little risk.
When to avoid alcohol when you are a low risk person...? Correct
Answer-- Taking medication
- Managing a medical condition
- Underage
- Planning to drive or operate machinery
- Pregnant or trying to become pregnant
How many Americans have an alcohol disorder...? Correct Answer-(1/8)
or 12.7%
Oral Health Effects of Alcohol Correct Answer-- Risk of developing
oropharyngeal cancer
- Orodental trauma~ increased likelihoodof motor vehicle accidents or
violence
, - Periodontal disease, caries, and mucosal lesions.
How many Americans smoke or use tobacco? Correct Answer-1/7 or
14%
2X more likely to have poor oral health.
Oral Health effects of smoking Correct Answer-•About 90% of people
with oral cancer use tobacco
•Causal factor in 75% of deaths in the U.S. from oral and pharyngeal
cancers
•Causal factor in 50% of adult periodontitis
•Associated with poorer standards of oral hygiene and premature tooth
loss
•Implicated in delayed wound healing, coronal and root caries, sinusitis
and a wide range of oral and soft tissue changes
When Combined tobacco and alcohol misuse...? Correct Answer--
oropharyngeal cancer risk is greater than the independent effects of these
substances
- Their joint effect appears to be multiplicative
Treatment) Questions with Correct Answers
SBIRT stands for...? Correct Answer-Screening, Brief Intervention, and
Referral to Treatment
SBIRT definition Correct Answer-A comprehensive and integrated
public health approach to the delivery of early screening, intervention,
and treatment services employing
empirically-based and clinically useful practices to
circumvent harmful consequences from substance use, including
impeding the development of alcohol and other drug use disorders.
Substance Abuse Pyramid Tip (High Risk) Correct Answer-High Risk
-Specific behavioral, psychological and physiologic changes which
occur in response to repeated excessive alcohol consumption.
- Will develop usually a tolerance
Substance Abuse Pyramid Middle (Hazardous) Correct Answer-- sizable
portion of the population faces increased risk of harm, or may in fact be
experiencing harm, from consuming substances above certain limits or
under certain circumstances
- men up to age 65
> 14 drinks/week
Binge: > 4 drinks in one day
,- for women or men older than > 65
> 7 drinks/week
Binge: > 3 drinks in one day
Substance Abuse Pyramid Base (Abstinence) Correct Answer-
Abstinence/low level use
- a large portion of the population abstains, or consumes alcohol or drugs
at levels that, in general, present little risk.
When to avoid alcohol when you are a low risk person...? Correct
Answer-- Taking medication
- Managing a medical condition
- Underage
- Planning to drive or operate machinery
- Pregnant or trying to become pregnant
How many Americans have an alcohol disorder...? Correct Answer-(1/8)
or 12.7%
Oral Health Effects of Alcohol Correct Answer-- Risk of developing
oropharyngeal cancer
- Orodental trauma~ increased likelihoodof motor vehicle accidents or
violence
, - Periodontal disease, caries, and mucosal lesions.
How many Americans smoke or use tobacco? Correct Answer-1/7 or
14%
2X more likely to have poor oral health.
Oral Health effects of smoking Correct Answer-•About 90% of people
with oral cancer use tobacco
•Causal factor in 75% of deaths in the U.S. from oral and pharyngeal
cancers
•Causal factor in 50% of adult periodontitis
•Associated with poorer standards of oral hygiene and premature tooth
loss
•Implicated in delayed wound healing, coronal and root caries, sinusitis
and a wide range of oral and soft tissue changes
When Combined tobacco and alcohol misuse...? Correct Answer--
oropharyngeal cancer risk is greater than the independent effects of these
substances
- Their joint effect appears to be multiplicative
