INTRODUCTION
DISORDER, RECRUITMENT, DISORDERS
In the United States, the emergency department (ED) is an important healthcare access point, especially for underinsured and underserved populations with reduced access to other sources of care.There are some distinctive barriers inherent in recruiting individuals with substance use disorders. The rate of recruitment in clinical trials for addiction research is linked to location and size of the recruitment site, the target population, the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and the perceived benefit to the participant of the treatment offered.Participant compensation is another important consideration. Participants may perceive low compensation as patronizing, while excessive payment can compromise voluntary consent.In medical settings, collecting data from patients with electronic devices, such as tablet or laptop computers, has proven to be an acceptableIn addition to its role in data collection and data quality, technology has also proven useful with participant tracking in longitudinal studies. Both free and fee-based online search tools, online public records, and social networking sites are useful for locating participants.Although extensive research has been done on SBIRT in alcohol use disorder, much less SBIRT research has been done with other substance use disorders.