Step 1 | Feedback on assessment results | Give feedback on the results of ASSIST to the patients and make patients aware of the risks of substance use. |
Step 2 | Recommendations | Let patients establish a connection between reducing substance use and reducing injury. |
Step 3 | Responsibility | Let patients realise that they have the initiative and power to reduce abuse. |
Step 4 | Pay attention to the score on ASSIST | Encourage patients to express their concerns about substance abuse. |
Step 5 | Benefits of substance use | Let patients know the benefits of substance use and discuss the positive aspects of substance use. |
Step 6 | Disadvantages of substance use | Summarise the topic, emphasise cognitive conflict and discuss the negative aspects of substance use. |
Step 7 | Summary | Consolidate brief intervention, present difference and make the patient produce cognitive conflict. |
Step 8 | Focus on the negative consequences of substance abuse | Make the patient aware of the current or subsequent problems caused by substance abuse. |
Step 9 | Addiction promotion materials | Read addiction promotion materials to reinforce the intervention. |
ASSIST, Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Use Involvement Screening Test.