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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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"We Ask Everyone" SBIRT Poster (PDF - 186 KB KB)

Poster for primary care settings to help normalize asking about alcohol and substance use during the visit

Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Patients
Source
SBIRT Indiana
Resource Type
Web Page

A Guide to Substance Abuse Services for Primary Care Clinicians (PDF - 1.37 MB KB)

Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) that recommends guidelines for primary care clinicians to follow when caring for patients with alcohol and other substance use disorders
Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Resource Type
PDF

Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network Trainer Registry

Lists contact information for SBIRT trainers in each State and searchable trainer registry
Format
Web Page
Audience
Organizational Leadership
Other Team Members
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network
Resource Type
Web Page

Alcohol Policy Information System

Provides detailed information on a wide variety of alcohol-related policies in the United States at both State and Federal levels
Format
Web Page
Audience
Communities
Patients
Policymakers and Payers
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Other Team Members
Source
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Resource Type
Web Page

Alcohol Use Disorder

Webpage that provides general information on alcohol use disorder and its diagnostic criteria based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)
Format
Web Page
Audience
Patients
Families
Communities
Source
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Resource Type
Web Page

AUDIT (PDF - 81.1 KB KB)

A 10-item brief alcohol screening tool developed by the WHO to identify people in the United States whose alcohol consumption has become hazardous or harmful to their health, composed of items on consumption, dependence, and problems caused by alcohol

Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Source
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Resource Type
PDF

Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator

Provides information on available mental health or substance use treatment services by allowing users to search by Zip Code
Format
Web Page
Audience
Patients
Families
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Resource Type
Web Page