Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources

This study evaluates the test-retest reliability of a patient-report Alcohol Symptom Checklist questionnaire when it is used in routine care, including primary care and mental health specialty settings, suggesting that the Alcohol Symptom Checklist may be a valuable tool in supporting treatment and care of patients with alcohol use disorder

Outlines how practices can improve care for patients with unhealthy alcohol use, including four basic steps to build a system of care, and includes a chart demonstrating alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment as a top evidence-based clinical preventive service in terms of health impact and cost-effectiveness

Identifies clinical trials on medication-assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder from ClinicalTrials.gov, finding that 12.6% involving pharmaceutical treatment were prematurely terminated and 39.1% had not published results

Updated resources, including guides and tools from SAMHSA, for practitioners related to SBIRT

Produced by Screening and Brief Intervention in Missouri (formally mosbirt.org), this website provides resources to support primary care providers in becoming skilled at identifying and addressing risky alcohol and drug use

Article with recommendations for implementation of screening for unhealthy alcohol use in primary care settings, including the use of patient screening tools and integration with electronic health record systems

State-based policies and coding guidance for telehealth services and coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic

Provides many successful examples and case studies of integrated behavioral healthcare models from different States across the country, as well as international examples

Review of findings on efficacy of using telehealth for treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs) including alcohol use disorder, suggesting limited evidence to date about telehealth compared to in-person care for SUDs

Review of the literature related to the use of telehealth services in primary care and challenges experienced with implementation