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SBIRT Colorado offers support for all Coloradans concerned about their health.

• Alcohol and other drug use—at any level—affects a person’s health and general well-being.
• Prevention screenings serve as a powerful education tool for those who use alcohol and drugs.
• Research proves that screening within a healthcare setting can motivate people to change their habits.
• Early intervention can reduce risky alcohol and other drug use before it leads to addiction.
• The benefits of this program extend well beyond the user—to the person’s family and employer, to law enforcement and to the healthcare industry.

SBIRT screenings are being conducted by Health Educators at twelve clinics and hospitals in nine Colorado counties: Arapahoe, Denver, Eagle, El Paso, Gunnison, Larimer, Mesa, Prowers, Summit and Weld counties. The current sites are:

Hospitals Community Hospital, Grand Junction Denver Health Medical Center, Denver Adult Urgent Care Clinic Emergency Department STD Clinic Gunnison Valley Hospital, Gunnison Littleton Adventist, Littleton St. Anthony Central, Denver St. Mary’s Hospital, Grand Junction Vail Valley Medical Center, Vail   Primary Care and Other Settings High Plains Community Health Center, Lamar Loveland Community Health Center, Loveland Monfort Family Clinic, Evans Summit Community Care Clinic, Frisco Colorado Clinical Guidelines Collaborative and SBIRT Colorado work directly with primary care offices throughout the state to integrate the Guideline for Alcohol and Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment into clinical practice using an interactive activity called a Rapid Improvement Activity. For more information on training opportunities, please call 303.369.0039 x245.

HIV/AIDS Specialty Clinics and Support Services Agencies  SBIRT Colorado collaborates with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, utilizing Ryan White Part B funding, to expand SBIRT to clinics and AIDS Service Organizations that serve people living with HIV. Beacon Center for Infectious Disease, Boulder Children’s Hospital Immunodeficiency Program, Aurora HIV Primary Care Clinic at Denver Health, Denver Infectious Disease Clinic at Denver Public Health, Denver Infectious Disease Group Practice at University of   Colorado Hospital, Aurora Northern Colorado AIDS Project, Fort Collins Southern Colorado AIDS Project, Colorado Springs Western Colorado Specialty HIV Care Clinic,   Grand Junction