This report presents the findings from the Australian component of the international World Health Organisation ASSIST (Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test) Phase III Screening and Brief Intervention study. The ASSIST screens for risky use across all substance groups and has been tested for feasibility, reliability and validity across a number of cultures in earlier investigative phases (Phase I and II). The primary aim of the international WHO ASSIST Phase III Project was to conduct a cross-cultural randomised controlled trial (RCT) evaluating the effectiveness of an ASSIST-linked Brief Intervention (BI) for risky, but non-dependent, illicit drug use (cannabis, cocaine, amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) & opioids) in participants recruited from primary health care settings. The study was conducted in Australia, Brazil, India and the United States of America, however only the Australian findings are presented here."--P. 1.
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