Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources

Describes brief intervention and therapy techniques for treating alcohol and drug misuse

Review of systematic reviews that evaluated the effectiveness of brief interventions in primary healthcare settings to decrease alcohol consumption in non-alcoholic adult drinkers; found that brief interventions have a moderate effect on reducing alcohol consumption people who consume excessive amounts of alcohol

Reviews findings from the literature and interviews with experts on strategies for overcoming barriers to implementing SBIRT in FQHCs and primary care settings.

Provides an overview of integrating SBIRT onto the electronic health record; includes models commonly used to implement SBIRT in health practices, examples of implementation, and other key information

Identifies implementation strategies that focus on SBI uptake and measure impact on heavy drinking and delivery of SBI in primary care

Identifies barriers to widespread implementation of screening and brief intervention and proposes potential solutions

Describes how to implement evidence into practice through facilitation, supporting the Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services framework

Summarizes clinical practice guidance on medications for treatment of alcohol use disorders, including approved medications, ideal candidates, contraindications, and use in pregnant women

Briefly summarizes clinical practice guidelines on medications for treatment of alcohol use disorders; includes a checklist for prescribing medication, lists approved medications for use in treatment of alcohol use disorder, and describes standard drink a

Video about reducing stigma and talking to one's healthcare provider about alcohol use