Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources

This Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) provides an evidence-based framework for evaluating, treating, and managing the individual needs of patients with substance use disorders (SUD), including alcohol use disorder, in the VA and DoD. It is intended for use by all VA and DoD healthcare providers.

Virtual course that trains health professionals in implementing the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) and corresponding screening and brief interventions (SBI) in primary care

A qualitative study that examines primary care patients' reasons for engagement with, experience with, and acceptability of a primary care practice-based program for treating unhealthy alcohol use

Development of a taxonomy of key domains that might comprehensively characterize any external support intervention that could be used by both external groups or researchers and healthcare leaders

Literature review exploring the efficacy of telehealth for substance use disorder treatment (including alcohol use disorder) during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on treatment in California

Reviews the current knowledge about disulfiram for the treatment of alcohol and other substances, including its potential interactions with alcohol, cocaine, cannabinoids, and opioids

Offers guidance for health care professionals to quickly identify youth ages 9-18 at risk for alcohol-related problems

Presents the role of the primary care provider in screening, brief intervention, and treatment for alcohol use disorder, including information about the role and importance of using telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic

Reviews the literature on wearable devices that help track alcohol consumption

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