Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources

Describes the Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety model for creating and evaluating primary care teams, based on findings from qualitative data

Article that explains the current state of evidence for the effectiveness of SBI in primary care and describes how this evidence applies to routine care; also offers strategies to improve the acceptability of alcohol assessment

A review of SBIRT fidelity tools and proficiency checklists, identifying heterogeneity among existing tools

Describes the design of NIDA's Clinical Trials Network's validation study of the TAPS Tool

Discusses the development of the SBIRT Proficiency Checklist and the Clinical SBIRT Proficiency Checklist, which are intended to assess a provider's ability and competency in delivering SBIRT

Examines patient and provider experiences with SBIRT in an outpatient clinical setting, demonstrating support for implementing SBIRT in primary care settings

Describes substance use in the United States and includes recommendations on how to address substance misuse and related health consequences

Presents information about evidence related to the duration and process for MAT and how it can benefit patients with substance use disorders

Resource that covers processes/practices on identifying and addressing barriers to implementation across settings (including primary care); tailoring implementation to the appropriate workflow of a practice; staffing; and monitoring implementation and performance

Describes integrated-Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (i-PARIHS) framework that can be used to implement interventions in healthcare settings