The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued the proposed recommendation Aug. 13 in response to increasing rates of illicit drug use in the U.S.
The screening would entail a series of questions physicians could ask patients to help identify at-risk individuals. The recommendation would not include drug testing and does not apply to teenage patients.
The task force is accepting public comments on the proposed recommendation until Sept. 9.
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