The purpose of drug and alcohol screening

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The purpose of drug and alcohol screening is to: 1 Definitively diagnose the presence and severity of a clear substance use disorder. 2 Detect or rule out concerns about a person's alcohol and/or drug use and to determine whether or not futher assessment and/or intervention is warranted. 3 Eliminate any need for in-depth assessment of a client's substance use. 4 Screen out clients whose problems may be more complicated than the practitioner wants to deal with.

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