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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A Guide to Using Text Messages to Improve Substance Use Treatment Outcomes (PDF - 3.4 MB)

This guide describes benefits and best practices of using text messages as an adjunct to treatment and follow-up for substance use disorders.

Format

Guide

Audience

Behavioral Health Providers

Other Team Members

Source

Walters ST

Year

2019

Resource Type

PDF

Alcohol Facts and Statistics

Provides statistics on alcohol use and alcohol use disorder in the United States

Format

Fact Sheet/Brochure

Audience

Patients

Source

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Year

2019

Resource Type

Web Page

American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Fundamentals of Addiction Medicine 40-Hour CME Program

40-hour Continuing Medical Education (CME) training program for primary care providers and other clinical providers to diagnose and treat patients at risk for or with addiction

Format

Web-Based Course

Audience

Behavioral Health Providers

Medical Providers

Source

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Year

2019

Resource Type

External Link

Behavioral Health in Rural America: Challenges and Opportunities (PDF - 449 KB)

Presents challenges and opportunities for improving behavioral health (including alcohol use disorder) in rural communities, with examples of ways to better integrate behavioral health and primary care and examples of policies for addressing behavioral health disorders

Format

Report/Paper/Issue Brief

Audience

Behavioral Health Providers

Medical Providers

Other Team Members

Organizational Leadership

Policymakers and Payers

Source

Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI)

Year

2019

Resource Type

PDF

CDC's Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Efforts

Outlines SBI basics and provides resources related to SBI implementation, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, and CDC's efforts on UAU

Format

Web Page

Audience

Medical Providers

Other Team Members

Behavioral Health Providers

Graduate Education

Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches

Organizational Leadership

Source

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Year

2019

Resource Type

Web Page

CIN Toolkit - Three Strategies to Help Primary Care Teams Treat Substance Use Disorders (PDF - 3.81 MB)

Offers best practices and tools for primary care organizations to incorporate substance use disorder into their treatment services

Format

Guide

Audience

Behavioral Health Providers

Medical Providers

Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches

Source

California Improvement Network

Year

2019

Resource Type

PDF

Clinical Workflow and Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Data in the Electronic Health Records: A National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network Study

Explores the availability of substance use disorder treatment data in the electronic health record to inform research

Format

Journal Article

Audience

Organizational Leadership

Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches

Source

Wu LT, et al.

Year

2019

Resource Type

Article

Clinical Workflows and the Associated Tasks and Behaviors To Support Delivery of Integrated Behavioral Health and Primary Care (PDF - 141 KB)

Outlines examples of clinical workflows and tasks that can help practices integrate behavioral health into primary care

Format

Journal Article

Audience

Organizational Leadership

Policymakers and Payers

Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches

Source

Davis MM, et al.

Year

2019

Resource Type

Article

Comparing Satisfaction, Alliance and Intervention Components in Electronically Delivered and In-Person Brief Interventions for Substance Use Among Childbearing-Aged Women

Evaluates patient satisfaction, acceptability, and components of implementation of in-person SBIRT compared with electronic-SBIRT in health care settings

Format

Journal Article

Audience

Behavioral Health Providers

Medical Providers

Other Team Members

Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches

Organizational Leadership

Source

Loree AM, et al.

Year

2019

Resource Type

External Link

Data-Driven Decision Making & SBIRT Data Collection Guide [In: Improving Adolescent Health: Facilitating Change for Excellence in SBIRT] (PDF - 4.77 MB)

Outlines in 2 sections how to develop and sustain an SBIRT Data Collection System and integrate it into an organization's electronic health record

Format

Toolkit

Audience

Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches

Organizational Leadership

Behavioral Health Providers

Medical Providers

Other Team Members

Source

National Council for Behavioral Health

Year

2019

Resource Type

PDF

Adolescents
Alcohol Use Disorder
Clinical Guidelines
Co-Occurring Behavioral Health Disorders
Co-Occurring Medical Conditions
Emergency Departments
Health Information Technology & Telehealth
Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care
Medication Considerations
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Patient Education
Patient Engagement
Payment & Reimbursement
Practice Organization Implementation
Pregnant/Post-Partum Women & Their Infants
Primary Care
Program Policies & Procedures
Psychosocial Supports
Quality Improvement and Implementation Science
Regulations & Recordkeeping
Screening for Substance Use Disorders/Alcohol Use Disorder
Screening for Substance Use Disorders/Opioid Use Disorder
Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
Stigma
Unhealthy Alcohol Use
Workforce Development