Email UpdatesMedicines To Treat Alcohol Use Disorder: Consumer Summary
Provides information to consumers on medicines to treat alcohol use disorder
Training and Education About Substance Use Treatment
Tools and resources for providing education and training about SU to a broader audience. These are not specifically for implementation.
MAT Resources for FQHC Providers
This web page includes resources and documents to support providers in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) with implementing medications for substance use treatment. It includes sample workflows and templates, patient treatment agreements, clinical tools, procedures, and policies.
MAT Medications, Counseling, and Related Conditions
This web page displays information and resources about medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for substance use disorders, including most commonly used medicines and behavioral therapies.
Interventions for Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents: A Systematic Review
This systematic review synthesizes the literature on behavioral, pharmacologic, and combined interventions for adolescents ages 12 to 20 years with problematic substance use or substance use disorder.
How to Integrate Pharmacotherapy for Substance Use Disorders at Your Mental Health Clinic
This toolkit provides a step-by-step guide for introducing pharmacotherapy for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, including a workflow map and roles and responsibilities for all team members, including primary care.
How Do You Effectively Evaluate the Elderly for Alcohol Use Disorder?
Discusses the prevalence and associated health problems of alcohol use disorder among older adults, as well as screening and treatment options, including naltrexone, acamprosate, and disulfiram
Evidence Based Models of Care for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder in Primary Health Care Settings: A Systematic Review
Reviews 11 studies on the use of medication for alcohol use disorder (AUD) in primary care, concluding that models of care that treat AUD in primary care can increase the uptake of treatment
Effect of Extended-release Naltrexone on Alcohol Consumption: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Reviews seven trials on naltrexone use for alcohol use disorder, finding that it reduces drinking days and heavy drinking days per month, with longer duration of treatment associated with larger reductions
Disulfiram (In: StatPearls)
Provides an overview of disulfiram for alcohol use, including indications, mechanism of action, administration, adverse effects, contraindications, and how to use it within an interprofessional health care team
Bringing Alcohol and Other Drug Research to Primary Care
This course trains providers on evidence-based treatment options for opioid use disorders. It offers 2 continuing medical educations credits.