Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources

Customizable slide deck for communicating the value of primary care and behavioral health integration to health care providers, organizational leadership, and policymakers to help garner buy-in for implementation

Recommendation statement for managing UAU with SBI;includes clinical summary that helps primary care clinicians use recommendations in practice

Patient handout defining a standard drink and giving reasons patients should consider drinking less

Highlights key findings about implementing evidence-based telehealth services, including legal and regulatory codes and professional ethical requirements

Presents a concept analysis of the term "substance misuse" and recommends an alternate term that is less stigmatizing: "at-risk substance use"

A journal article (referenced by Institute for Healthcare Improvement's website) that describes a framework to guide practice facilitators in building improvement capacity

A review of the AUDIT, AUDIT-C, and USAUDIT screening tools

Studies association between alcohol brief intervention and blood pressure among patients with hypertension in a primary care setting

Shows healthcare providers how to use the USAUDIT (adapted from the WHO AUDIT and AUDIT-C tools) in primary care with U.S. adults

Questions to screen for substance use and guidance around positive screen criteria