Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources

Describes the SBIRT model, including validated, structured screening tools and components of implementing brief interventions with patients; also discusses approved treatments for substance use disorder and guidelines for referrals

Reviews studies exploring the use of technology to deliver or support the implementation of interventions targeting alcohol use in primary care

Explores different telehealth interventions that can be implemented for populations experiencing alcohol misuse and categorizes the interventions according to phases of alcohol misuse treatment

Describes the updated FRAME, a framework that can be used for research on modifications to evidence-based interventions

Estimates screening rates for obesity, tobacco, and alcohol misuse, and makes recommendations for primary care practices to increase screening

Assesses the adoption of psychiatric eConsults within 22 primary care clinics in a large integrated delivery system serving the Twin Cities region of Minnesota (Allina Health)

This updated TIP includes the latest evidence on motivation-enhancing approaches and strategies. It describes how substance use disorder treatment providers can use these approaches and strategies to increase participation and retention in substance use disorder treatment.

Provides an overview of alcohol overdose signs and symptoms and when to seek medical help

Examines strategies reported in emergency department-based screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment studies that employ non-face-to-face modalities for high-risk alcohol use

Educational poster for display in patient exam room about why providers ask everyone about alcohol use