Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources

Demonstrates that academic detailing can be helpful, but that practice facilitation with tailored follow up is more effective for successful organizational change compared to academic detailing alone

Customizable slide deck for communicating the value of primary care and behavioral health integration to health care providers, organizational leadership, and policymakers to help garner buy-in for implementation

Recommendation statement for managing UAU with SBI;includes clinical summary that helps primary care clinicians use recommendations in practice

Patient handout defining a standard drink and giving reasons patients should consider drinking less

Highlights key findings about implementing evidence-based telehealth services, including legal and regulatory codes and professional ethical requirements

Presents a concept analysis of the term "substance misuse" and recommends an alternate term that is less stigmatizing: "at-risk substance use"

A journal article (referenced by Institute for Healthcare Improvement's website) that describes a framework to guide practice facilitators in building improvement capacity

A review of the AUDIT, AUDIT-C, and USAUDIT screening tools

Studies association between alcohol brief intervention and blood pressure among patients with hypertension in a primary care setting

Shows healthcare providers how to use the USAUDIT (adapted from the WHO AUDIT and AUDIT-C tools) in primary care with U.S. adults