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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Topic

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Audience

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Medical Management Treatment Manual: Clinical and Research Guide for Medically Trained Clinicians Providing Pharmacotherapy as Part of the Treatment for Alcohol Dependence (PDF - 1.35 MB)

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

Format

Guide

Audience

Medical Providers

Behavioral Health Providers

Source

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Year

2004

Resource Type

PDF

Training Medical Providers To Conduct Alcohol Screening and Brief Interventions (PDF - 296 KB)

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

Format

Journal Article

Audience

Medical Providers

Other Team Members

Source

Babor TF, et al.

Year

2004

Resource Type

Article

A Sound Investment: Identifying and Treating Alcohol Problems (PDF - 1023 KB)

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

Format

Report/Paper/Issue Brief

Audience

Organizational Leadership

Policymakers and Payers

Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches

Source

George Washington University Medical Center

Year

2003

Resource Type

PDF

Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) (PDF - 225 KB)

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

Format

Instrument/Protocol

Audience

Behavioral Health Providers

Medical Providers

Source

World Health Organization

Year

2001

Resource Type

PDF

Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test: Guidelines for Use in Primary Care, Second Edition (PDF - 172 KB)

Describes how to use the AUDIT in primary care to identify people with hazardous and harmful patterns of alcohol consumption; includes the international version in both interview and self-report format

Format

Guide

Audience

Behavioral Health Providers

Medical Providers

Source

World Health Organization

Year

2001

Resource Type

PDF

Alcohol-Screening Instruments for Pregnant Women (NIAAA Review) (PDF - 261 KB)

NIAAA review of alcohol screening instruments for pregnant women, including T-ACE and TWEAK

Format

Journal Article

Audience

Medical Providers

Behavioral Health Providers

Source

Chang, G.

Year

2001

Resource Type

Article

Brief Intervention for Hazardous and Harmful Drinking: A Manual for use in Primary Care (PDF - 232 KB)

Manual for primary care and other providers on how to conduct brief interventions for patients with or at risk of developing alcohol use disorders (AUDs); used in conjunction with WHO’s companion manual The Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test: Guidelines for Use in Primary Care on how to screen for alcohol-related problems using the AUDIT-C and AUDIT”.

Format

Guide

Audience

Medical Providers

Other Team Members

Source

World Health Organization (WHO)

Year

2001

Resource Type

PDF

Tolerance, Worried, Eye-opener, Amnesia, K-Cut Down (TWEAK) Screening Test (PDF - 223 KB)

Tool that consists of 5 questions to screen pregnant women for harmful drinking habits

Format

Instrument/Protocol

Audience

Behavioral Health Providers

Medical Providers

Source

Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium (MQIC)

Year

1993

Resource Type

PDF

Use of the TWEAK Test in Screening for Alcoholism/Heavy Drinking in Three Populations (PDF - 3.29 MB)

Original validation study of the TWEAK to screen for harmful drinking

Format

Journal Article

Audience

Behavioral Health Providers

Medical Providers

Source

Chan AW, et al.

Year

1993

Resource Type

Article

T-ACE Screening Tool (PDF - 65 KB)

Screens pregnant women for risky drinking with 4 questions

Format

Instrument/Protocol

Audience

Behavioral Health Providers

Medical Providers

Other Team Members

Source

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Year

1988

Resource Type

PDF

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