Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources

Outlines steps and best practices when implementing telehealth strategies to promote adoption of new technology by healthcare organizations

Provides an introduction to implementing telehealth services in primary care during COVID-19, including the prerequisites, policies, procedures, and practice

Reviews telehealth changes that occurred in 2020 and their implications for behavioral health providers

Provides practical guidance for generalists and non-addiction specialists on caring for patients with addiction, including special populations such as adolescents, women, older adults, and LGBTQ

Clinical guideline, webinar series, and various other resources that provide the latest information on the identification and management of alcohol withdrawal in patients with varying degrees of syndrome severity

Provides primary care providers with information about the changing landscape of alcohol use disorder and other alcohol-related problems and how best to address problematic alcohol use

Describes the process of implementing an electronic health records-based registry of adult patients with unhealthy alcohol use in a health system in California

Strategies and lessons learned from five different States treating substance use disorder in federally qualified health centers

Identifies barriers to women receiving treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD), including many health and social needs and discusses ways in which treatment interventions could better target the unique needs of women with AUD

Reviews 64 trials of alcohol use treatment in primary care, finding that acamprosate is the only intervention with moderate confidence associated with increased abstinence