Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources

Provides information about the development and potential uses of the USAUDIT alcohol screening clinical decision support that can be integrated into electronic health record systems and other health information technology to help providers identify adults who should be screened for alcohol use

Reviews screening instruments, brief interventions, and implementation of SBIRT among girls and women to help inform best practices

Webpage that provides general information on alcohol use disorder and its diagnostic criteria based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)

Describes the terminology; information about diagnosis, treatment, and complications; and screening and prevention for alcohol use disorder

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

Describes efforts to integrate care for alcohol use disorder with care for liver diseases and discusses methods that can be used to help patients reduce alcohol use

Reviews the literature on wearable devices that help track alcohol consumption

Information about alcohol use disorder (AUD), medications used to treat AUD, and how AUD can be identified and treated in primary care

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

Provides an overview for quick reference on medications for alcohol use disorders for practice staff, including how it works, how to take it, and potential side effects