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.

First-Line Medications for the Outpatient Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder: A Systematic Review of Perceived Barriers

Systematic review exploring barriers for using medications for alcohol use disorder in outpatient clinical settings, showing that providers continue to lack knowledge about the use of medications and continue to experience stigma and barriers related to accessing medications

Examples of Telehealth-Enabled Team-Based Care Implementation: SUD Care

A clinical pharmacist from Rush University Medical Center presents an example of implementation of team-based care using telehealth for substance use disorder (SUD) care.

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

Evaluation of Spin in the Abstracts of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Focused on Treatments of Alcohol Use Disorder

Evalutes the prescene of "spin," a biased way of reporting results, in the abstract of systematic reviews of pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder, finding "spin" in more than 40% of the abstracts identified, something physicians should be aware of

Ensuring Access to Behavioral Health Care: Making Integrated Care a Reality

This is invited testimony to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee during the hearing on "Behavioral Health Care When Americans Need It: Ensuring Parity and Care Integration" about making behavioral health services accessible to Americans, including care for substance use disorders.

Efficacy of Extended-Release Injectable Naltrexone on Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment: A Systematic Review

Reviews literature on naltrexone, concluding that it leads to reduced drinking although often not complete abstinence

Effectiveness of Digital Interventions for Preventing Alcohol Consumption in Pregnancy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Systematic review that aims to evaluate the effectiveness of digital interventions (i.e., computers, mobile apps, and text messaging services) during pregnancy suggesting computer/internet-based interventions are an effective platform for preventing alcohol consumption among pregnant women and women planning to become pregnant

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

Costs and Implementation Effectiveness of Generalist Versus Specialist Models for Adolescent Screening and Brief Intervention in Primary Care

Study analyzing the marginal service and program costs of two models of implementation of adolescent screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment finding the generalist setting to be more cost-effective than specialist care

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