Alcohol Use Disorder

those that include information related to alcohol use disorder, a chronic relapsing brain disease characterized by compulsive alcohol use, loss of control over alcohol intake, and a negative emotional state when not using.

Medication and Behavioral Treatment of Substance Use Disorders

This course introduces evidence-based clinical practices of pharmacotherapy and behavioral treatments for substance use disorders. Off label medications and psychosocial support programs are also discussed. This course offers 1 CME credit.

Integrating Primary Care and Behavioral Health to Address the Behavioral Health Crisis

This publication describes approaches for integrating behavioral health (including mental health and substance use) care into primary care and how integrated practices can provide better services to meet mental health, substance use, and other medical needs.

Integrating Alcohol-Related Prevention and Treatment Into Primary Care: A Cluster Randomized Implementation Trial

Describes the intervention from the Sustained Patient-Centered Alcohol-Related Care (SPARC) trial and the increases in screening and brief intervention as a result of the trial. It does not include alcohol use disorder treatment engagement in primary care

Improving Screening, Treatment, and Intervention for Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Primary Care Through Clinic, Practice-Based Research Network, and Health Plan Partnerships: Protocol of the ANTECEDENT Study

Describes the protocol of the ANTECEDENT study, an implementation study designed to support primary care clinics in Oregon adopting screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment and medication-assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder workflows to address unhealthy alcohol use

Digital Health Interventions to Enhance Prevention in Primary Care: Scoping Review

Review that identifies and describes the scope and use of current digital health interventions in primary care settings, including apps that can be used for substance use disorders

CMS Behavioral Health Strategy

Summarizes the goals, objectives, and supporting activities of the CMS Behavioral Health Strategy, which aims to support a person's whole emotional and mental well-being through covering multiple elements, including access to prevention and treatment services for substance use disorders, mental health services, crisis intervention, and pain care

Barriers and Facilitators to Substance Use Disorder Treatment: An Overview of Systematic Reviews

Provides overview of systematic reviews on substance use disorder treatment, finding that structural factors are the most common barriers and facilitators to treatment

ASAM eLearning Alcohol Use Disorder

Provides a list of courses and resources for healthcare providers treating patients with alcohol use disorder

Approaches for Implementing Digital Interventions for Alcohol Use Disorders in Primary Care: A Qualitative, User-Centered Design Study

Qualitative study that explores key approaches for implementation of digital interventions in primary care to treat alcohol use disorders

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs

This website provides data and additional resources about the misuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs in the United States, including data from the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).

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