Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources

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

Questions to screen for substance use and guidance around positive screen criteria

Workbook that explains core motivational interviewing concepts and helps healthcare providers enhance their skills through examples and worksheets

Discusses some of the challenges with billing and coding for SBIRT and lessons learned from Oregon adding SBIRT as a performance metric

Study that focuses on design, implementation, and evaluation of clinical decision support (CDS) tools using an EHR system to address depression, alcohol use, and prescription misuse; results highlight that CDS tools allow primary care providers focus more on patient treatment plans and promote use of other clinical staff

Describes findings from an evaluation of a pilot implementation of a program to address unhealthy alcohol use in primary care, demonstrating the importance of active practice facilitation

Online training modules that offer CME for providers on behavioral health services integration

Includes basic statistics on U.S. alcohol use, including prevalence and mortality as well as links to additional data resources

Describes the role of primary care in the management of substance use disorders in addition to State policy considerations when integrating SBIRT into primary care settings