Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources

Provides detailed information on a wide variety of alcohol-related policies in the United States at both State and Federal levels

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)

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

Provides information on available mental health or substance use treatment services by allowing users to search by Zip Code

Guidance on billing codes and documentation necessary for implementing SBIRT in medical settings

Patient self-report screening tool with 3 items that can be administered by health professionals to assess for substance use; can be followed by full screens such as the AUDIT

Provides resources for assessing organizational readiness, building the business case, and workforce development for integrating primary care and behavioral health

Describes and offers resources on how to use CFIR to evaluate or design an implementation study

Provides communities, clinicians, policymakers, and others with information and tools to incorporate evidence-based practices into their communities or clinical settings

Provides state-level information on laws addressing requirements that health plans provide the same levels of benefits for alcohol-related disorders as they do for medical and surgical conditions