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Add Substance Use Data

The data recorded for the Alcohol and Drug Use/Abuse sections at the top of the Substance Use panel carry forward to NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine core templates and vice versa. If details have been entered for drug or alcohol use on the core NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine templates, that data populates under Primary, Secondary, etc. For privacy reasons, information entered on the Behavioral Health, Substance Use Assessment template does not carry forward to the core templates that hold this type of information.

  1. On the BH Substance Use Assessment template, if appropriate, place a check mark next to No addictive behavior reported on the panel header.
  2. Otherwise, expand the Substance Use panel.
  3. Under the Alcohol section, select No, Yes, or Formerly for Drinks alcohol.
  4. Enter an answer in the How many days in the past year have you had 5 or more drinks in a day field.
  5. Under Drug Use/Abuse, select No, Yes, or Formerly for Uses drugs.
  6. Enter the Primary, Secondary, Tertiary drugs.
  7. To enter additional information for each drug, click the corresponding Comments field.
    You can add up to five Other drugs.