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. 2020 Nov 6;9(11):e21015. doi: 10.2196/21015

Table 3.

Proposed curriculum topics.

Curriculum topics School personnel Pediatricians
Introduction to SBIRTa and brief interventions
Operationalizing screenings and billing for services 
Addressing vulnerability during life transitions
Identifying substance use in adolescents
Diagnosing substance use in adolescents
Beyond alcohol: substance use prevention
Adolescent progress of substance use
How alcohol affects human biology
Referral to psychosocial and medication treatment
Adolescent risk factors vs protective factors
Medication for substance use disorders 
Positive development: building good habits
Review of brief interventions and introduction to communities that care

aSBIRT: screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment.