Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources

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A collection of tools and resources for managing unhealthy alcohol use in primary care, intended for use by providers, organizational leadership, other team members, and patients.

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Use

Topic

Format

Audience

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A Sound Investment: Identifying and Treating Alcohol Problems (PDF - 1023 KB KB)

Describes expense and potential cost savings of screening for and treating unhealthy alcohol use

Format

Report/Paper/Issue Brief

Audience

Organizational Leadership

Policymakers and Payers

Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches

Source

George Washington University Medical Center

Year

2003

Resource Type

PDF

Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) (PDF - 225 KB KB)

Includes 10 items to assess alcohol consumption, drinking behaviors, and alcohol-related behaviors. Item 3 of this screening tool is intended to be adapted to align with the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) drinking guidelines for adults in the United States

Format

Instrument/Protocol

Audience

Behavioral Health Providers

Medical Providers

Source

World Health Organization

Year

2001

Resource Type

PDF

Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test: Guidelines for Use in Primary Care, Second Edition (PDF - 172 KB KB)

Describes how to use the AUDIT in primary care to identify people with hazardous and harmful patterns of alcohol consumption; includes the international version in both interview and self-report format

Format

Guide

Audience

Behavioral Health Providers

Medical Providers

Source

World Health Organization

Year

2001

Resource Type

PDF

Alcohol-Screening Instruments for Pregnant Women (NIAAA Review) (PDF - 261 KB KB)

NIAAA review of alcohol screening instruments for pregnant women, including T-ACE and TWEAK

Format

Journal Article

Audience

Medical Providers

Behavioral Health Providers

Source

Chang, G.

Year

2001

Resource Type

Article

Brief Intervention for Hazardous and Harmful Drinking: A Manual for use in Primary Care (PDF - 232 KB KB)

Manual for primary care and other providers on how to conduct brief interventions for patients with or at risk of developing alcohol use disorders (AUDs); used in conjunction with WHO’s companion manual The Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test: Guidelines for Use in Primary Care on how to screen for alcohol-related problems using the AUDIT-C and AUDIT”.

Format

Guide

Audience

Medical Providers

Other Team Members

Source

World Health Organization (WHO)

Year

2001

Resource Type

PDF

Tolerance, Worried, Eye-opener, Amnesia, K-Cut Down (TWEAK) Screening Test (PDF - 223 KB KB)

Tool that consists of 5 questions to screen pregnant women for harmful drinking habits

Format

Instrument/Protocol

Audience

Behavioral Health Providers

Medical Providers

Source

Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium (MQIC)

Year

1993

Resource Type

PDF

Use of the TWEAK Test in Screening for Alcoholism/Heavy Drinking in Three Populations (PDF - 3.29 MB KB)

Original validation study of the TWEAK to screen for harmful drinking

Format

Journal Article

Audience

Behavioral Health Providers

Medical Providers

Source

Chan AW, et al.

Year

1993

Resource Type

Article

T-ACE Screening Tool (PDF - 65 KB KB)

Screens pregnant women for risky drinking with 4 questions

Format

Instrument/Protocol

Audience

Behavioral Health Providers

Medical Providers

Other Team Members

Source

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Year

1988

Resource Type

PDF

Addiction Severity Index (ASI), Fifth Ed.; Baseline (ASI-B), Addiction Severity Index, Fifth Ed.; Follow-Up (ASI-F)

Semi-structured interview addressing seven potential problem areas in substance-abusing patients: medical status, employment and support, drug use, alcohol use, legal status, family/social status, and psychiatric status

Format

Instrument/Protocol

Audience

Behavioral Health Providers

Medical Providers

Source

McLellan TA, et al.

Year

1980

Resource Type

Web Page

"We Ask Everyone" SBIRT Poster (PDF - 186 KB KB)

Poster for primary care settings to help normalize asking about alcohol and substance use during the visit

Format

Fact Sheet/Brochure

Audience

Patients

Source

SBIRT Indiana

Resource Type

Web Page

Adolescents
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Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Patient Education
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Pregnant/Post-Partum Women & Their Infants
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Screening for Substance Use Disorders/Alcohol Use Disorder
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Unhealthy Alcohol Use
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