Email UpdatesHow Has Drinking Behavior Changed During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Presents how alcohol consumption has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, using results from a web-based survey collected in May 2020
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.
Health Insurance Parity for Alcohol-Related Treatment
Provides state-level information on laws addressing requirements that health plans provide the same levels of benefits for alcohol-related disorders as they do for medical and surgical conditions
Evaluation of a Pilot Implementation to Integrate Alcohol-Related Care within Primary Care
Describes findings from an evaluation of a pilot implementation of a program to address unhealthy alcohol use in primary care, demonstrating the importance of active practice facilitation
Considerations for Crisis Centers and Clinicians in Managing the Treatment of Alcohol or Benzodiazepine Withdrawal during the COVID-19 Epidemic: March 19, 2020
Provides guidance on medication-assisted treatment for unhealthy alcohol use, specifically on benzodiazepines, during the COVID-19 pandemic
Comparison of Methods for Alcohol and Drug Screening in Primary Care Clinics
Finds that self-administered screening and screening at any primary care visit is associated with greater detection of high-risk alcohol use, and that clinics with more practice facilitation have greater implementation of the counseling script for those who screen positive
Comparing Satisfaction, Alliance and Intervention Components in Electronically Delivered and In-Person Brief Interventions for Substance Use Among Childbearing-Aged Women
Evaluates patient satisfaction, acceptability, and components of implementation of in-person SBIRT compared with electronic-SBIRT in health care settings
Alcohol Use Facts & Resources
Provides information about unhealthy alcohol use, and includes the AUDIT-C screening tool, tips for cutting down on alcohol use, and additional resources
Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Girls and Women
Reviews screening instruments, brief interventions, and implementation of SBIRT among girls and women to help inform best practices
Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention Inhibit Risky Alcohol Use
Encourages medical assistants to take an active role and serve as champions for screening, brief intervention for alcohol use in primary care settings
Alcohol Policy Information System
Provides detailed information on a wide variety of alcohol-related policies in the United States at both State and Federal levels