Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources

Describes alcohol use among older adults as a health issue, guidelines for alcohol use, the association of alcohol use with depression and anxiety, and SBIRT as a strategy for addressing unhealthy alcohol use among older adults

Provides information on risk factors for alcohol and psychoactive medication misuse among older adults, guidance, and resources for screening for unhealthy alcohol use among this population

Demonstrates a clinician using the brief negotiated interview with a patient who may be at high risk for alcohol use disorder

Includes steps for getting paid for SBIRT in hospitals, emergency departments, and outpatient practices; provides information on business and billing practices to maintain successful SBIRT integration and use of electronic records integration to secure billing efficiency/training

Provides an overview of SBIRT and walks clinicians through implementing SBIRT for unhealthy alcohol and other drug use in their practices

Committee opinion and guidelines for providers about at-risk drinking and alcohol dependence in women and the potential impact on health, including reproductive and pregnancy outcomes

Describes how to develop a practice facilitation program within primary care settings

Discusses the evidence for using SBIRT for different behavioral health conditions, including unhealthy alcohol use, illict drugs, tobacco, depression, and anxiety disorders

Literature review of implementation studies of alcohol SBI using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) model to identify domains addressed by programs that achieved high rates of screening and/or brief intervention

The purpose of this manual is to introduce the ASSIST and to describe how to use it in health care settings – particularly community based primary health care settings – to identify people who are using substances, so that a brief intervention (or referral) can be provided, as appropriate.