Email UpdatesPractice Facilitator Resources for Unhealthy Alcohol Use
Offers interactive modules for practice facilitators with comprehensive and practical information about unhealthy alcohol use that can be applied to primary care practices
Unhealthy Alcohol Use
those resources providing information about unhealthy drinking, including risky or hazardous drinking, harmful drinking, alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, alcoholism, alcohol addiction, and alcohol use disorder.
Practice Facilitation to Promote Evidence-Based Screening and Management of Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Primary Care: A Practice-Level Randomized Controlled Trial
Describes randomized controlled trial that uses practice facilitation for implementing screening, counseling, and treatment for unhealthy alcohol use, proposing that practice facilitation can make changes related to managing unhealthy alcohol use within a practice
Pain in the Nation Update: Alcohol, Drug, and Suicide Deaths in 2018
Examines trends in deaths related to substance use, including alcohol use across the United States. Also discusses research looking at causes of deaths and potential policy and program solutions aimed at addressing these issues, including the Well Being Trust's Healing the Nation Policy Framework
Older Americans Behavioral Health Issue Brief 3: Screening and Preventive Brief Interventions for Alcohol and Psychoactive Medication Misuse/Abuse
Provides information on risk factors for alcohol and psychoactive medication misuse among older adults, guidance, and resources for screening for unhealthy alcohol use among this population
Older Americans Behavioral Health Issue Brief 2: Alcohol Misuse and Abuse Prevention
Describes alcohol use among older adults as a health issue, guidelines for alcohol use, the association of alcohol use with depression and anxiety, and SBIRT as a strategy for addressing unhealthy alcohol use among older adults
Medications for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
Provides high-level overview of medication-assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder, including descriptions and potential side effects of acamprosate, disulfiram, naltrexone, and topiramate
Medications for Alcohol and Drug Use Disorders 101: The Science of Medication Treatment
Summarizes medication-assisted treatment (MAT) as an effective tool in treating alcohol use disorder (AUD) and reviews specific medications approved for MAT for AUD
Making the Case for High-Functioning, Team-Based Care in Community Behavioral Health Settings
Advises community behavioral health care settings on how to implement team-based care, including providing a team-based care model
Key Policy Challenges and Opportunities to Improve Care for People With Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders: Proceedings of a Workshop
Summarizes discussions from a 2019 workshop of the Forum on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders that examined key policy challenges for caring for people with mental health and substance use disorders
Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence Treatment
Provides the 2021 specifications and information needed to implement the electronic clinical quality measures for initiation and engagement of alcohol and other drug dependence treatment