Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources

Reviews the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved and off-label medications for the treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD), concluding that medication should be used in conjunction with behavioral therapy and that there is a need for continued development of pharmacotherapies for AUD

An adaptive brief intervention for individuals with alcohol use disorder

Recommendations for successful primary care and behavioral health integration for improving delivery of care including use of screening tools and team-based care

Conference proceedings from the Technology, Mind, and Society 2021 symposium addressed various technology-enabled SBIRT to treatment approaches, focusing specifically on efforts at incorporating artificial intelligence (e.g., machine learning, natural language processing) in this work

Includes information and resources related to behavioral health and primary care integration efforts by the HRSA, including grant funding, technical assistance, and training

Provides steps and actions to integrate behavioral care into primary care, including ways to implement in practices; offers continuing medical education credit

Compiles links to resources, tools, and information sheets aimed at helping primary care physicians integrate behavioral health services into patient care

Guides providers on direct-to-consumer telehealth, including ways to integrate telehealth into their workflow to meet the needs of their patients and practice, developing a direct-to-consumer strategy, and billing for telehealth

A review article that summarizes the screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment implementation strategies used in the U. S.

Review article that anaylzes empirical studies examining the effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions (BAIs) for at-risk-older adults suggesting that BAIs are effective in reducing alcohol consumption in an older-adult population