Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources

Supplements the CEP's AUD Tool by supporting primary care physicians in screening and managing AUD during the COVID-19 pandemic

Information about the importance of SBIRT for pregnant and postpartum women and the role of State maternal and child health programs, including implementation examples from several different States

Introduces psychologists to SBIRT, including overviews of screening tools and approaches to brief intervention for diverse populations

Provides an overview of the literature on alcohol reduction apps and the availability of evidenced-based apps on top commercial app stores

Describes best practices for service delivery and implementation of care and treatment for people with substance use disorders in clinical settings

Describes key considerations for implementing substance use disorder services during COVID-19, including safety precautions, ways to move all services to telehealth, reimbursement contingencies, and leadership actions

Provides an update on providing telehealth services for substance use during COVID-19 and best practices for safely managing treatment during COVID-19

Reviews literature about the use of telehealth interventions to treat substance use disorders, including alcohol use disorder, during the COVID-19 pandemic

Supports integration of screening tools into the electronic health record (EHR) by documenting findings that inclusion of the Drug Abuse Screening Test into the EHR increased both screenings and provider intervention for positive screenings

Provides guidance to clinicians and practices on using telehealth for substance use services during COVID-19, including benefits of using telehealth, Federal and State policy changes, private payers, and general considerations