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.

Tackling NCDs: 'Best Buys' and Other Recommended Interventions for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases

Recommends interventions to address noncommunicable diseases and their key risk factors, including unhealthy use of alcohol, such as providing intervention and treatment in health and social services settings

IRETA Website: Addiction and Recovery Basics

IRETA webpage discussing the basics of addiction, including alcohol

Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health

Outlines alcohol use worldwide and its harmful consequences on population health

FastStats Alcohol Use

Includes basic statistics on U.S. alcohol use, including prevalence and mortality as well as links to additional data resources

Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health

Describes substance use in the United States and includes recommendations on how to address substance misuse and related health consequences

Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center

Provides communities, clinicians, policymakers, and others with information and tools to incorporate evidence-based practices into their communities or clinical settings

A Concept Analysis of Substance Misuse To Inform Contemporary Terminology

Presents a concept analysis of the term "substance misuse" and recommends an alternate term that is less stigmatizing: "at-risk substance use"

Alcohol Use Disorder

Webpage that provides general information on alcohol use disorder and its diagnostic criteria based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)

Optimizing the EHR to Support SBIRT

Case study on how Oregon optimized its electronic health record system for SBIRT

Managing Patients With Risky Alcohol Use Workflow

Available to existing Epic outpatient software users; uses the AUDIT-C and assesses other risk factors (e.g., social determinants of health), allowing users to customize if needed

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