Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources

Concludes that alcohol screening and brief intervention in medical settings offers an economic benefit to health care costs

Guides emergency department practitioners through administering BNI with their patients, complete with step-by-step actions and case examples

Guide for primary care physicians that offers an evidence-based approach to screening, assessing, and treating AUDs in general healthcare settings; includes the single alcohol screening question (SASQ) and the AUDIT-C and appendices of clinician and patient support materials

Describes a model of practice change using data from a successful quality improvement intervention

Systematic review that outlines the Diffusion of Innovations model, which can be used for dissemination and implementation

Reviews the efficacy and safety of naltrexone and acamprosate in the treatment of alcohol dependence

Clinical research guide for medically trained clinicians to support delivery of pharmacotherapy as part of treatment for alcohol dependence

Evaluates the Cutting Back(R) SBI Program;finds it is effective in changing providers' knowledge, attitudes, and practice of SBI for at-risk drinking

Describes expense and potential cost savings of screening for and treating unhealthy alcohol use

Includes 10 items to assess alcohol consumption, drinking behaviors, and alcohol-related behaviors. Item 3 of this screening tool is intended to be adapted to align with the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) drinking guidelines for adults in the United States