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Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources

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A collection of tools and resources for managing unhealthy alcohol use in primary care, intended for use by providers, organizational leadership, other team members, and patients.

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Medicaid Forward: Behavioral Health (PDF - 902 KB)

Provides a framework for States to help improve the quality of behavioral health to promote better outcomes and quality of life for Medicaid beneficiaries

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Organizational Leadership
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
National Association of Medical Directors (NAMD), Well Being Trust
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Medicare Coverage of Substance Use Disorder Care: A Landscape Review of Benefit Coverage, Service Gaps and a Path to Reform (PDF - 673 KB)

This report provides information about Medicare reimbursement for substance use disorder services and details gaps in Medicare coverage with recommendations to address these gaps.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Source
Steinberg D, et al.
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Medication and Behavioral Treatment of Substance Use Disorders

This course introduces evidence-based clinical practices of pharmacotherapy and behavioral treatments for substance use disorders. Off label medications and psychosocial support programs are also discussed. This course offers 1 CME credit.

Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

New Approved and Emerging Pharmacological Approaches to Alcohol Use Disorder: A Review of Clinical Studies

A review of the literature on clinical trials on pharmacotherapies for alcohol use disorder, noting that topiramate and gabapentin have been used and that baclofen and nalmefene have been approved in some other countries
Format
Journal Article
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
Morley KC, et al.
Year
Resource Type
Article

Pahola

Pahola is PAHO's first artificial intelligence (AI) health specialist and the only AI digital health worker in the world that specializes in alcohol-related topics. Pahola can communicate interactively - in three languages (English, Portuguese, and Spanish) - with people about their alcohol consumption, assess their risk, help them reduce or stop alcohol use, or direct them to resources for treatment and recovery
Format
Other
Audience
Communities
Families
Patients
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Peers Speak Out: Priority Outcomes for Substance Use Treatment and Services (PDF - 5.1 MB)

This is the first national examination of treatment and recovery services outcomes prioritized by people with substance use disorder, including recommendations for reshaping services, policies, and research to address the national epidemic of addiction.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Community Catalyst; Faces & Voices of Recovery; American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Practical Assessment of Alcohol Use Disorder in Routine Primary Care: Performance of an Alcohol Symptom Checklist

Examines the impact of implementation of an Alcohol Symptom Checklist in identifying primary care patients with alcohol use disorder, finding that checklists can be helpful with diagnosis and treatment
Format
Journal Article
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Organizational Leadership
Source
Hallgren KA, et al.
Year
Resource Type
Article

Prevention Strategies for Unhealthy Alcohol Use (From the Handbook of Evidence-Based Prevention of Behavioral Disorders in Integrated Care)

Describes prevention strategies for the identification of unhealthy alcohol use in primary care, including outlining risk factors, methods of screening, and a model for how to adapt alcohol-related prevention methods to a stepped care approach
Link
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-83469-2_13
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
Hunley B, et al.
Year
Resource Type
Article