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.

Effects of Brief Substance Use Interventions Delivered in General Medical Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Systematic review looking at the effects of brief interventions for substance use delivered in general medical settings, finding that alcohol-targeted brief interventions may produce small reductions in drinking

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

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

Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions Targeting Alcohol or Other Drug Use and Co-Occurring Mental Health Disorders: A Meta-Analysis

Meta-analysis reviewed 15 clinical trials examining the efficacy of an integrated cognitive-behavioral intervention (CBI) delivered to individuals with an alcohol or other drug use disorder and a co-occurring mental health disorder, suggesting that integrated CBI showed promise for interventions targeting alcohol use

Coding for Screening and Brief Intervention Reimbursement

This web page outlines guidance from SAMHSA related to reimbursement for screening and brief intervention through insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid.

Center on Rural Addiction: Resources

This website has a variety of resources, including recorded webinars, slides, guides, and other tools, for rural practitioners working with patients with substance use disorders.

Brief Alcohol Interventions With Older Adults: A Systematic Review of Literature

Review article that anaylzes empirical studies examining the effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions (BAIs) for at-risk-older adults suggesting that BAIs are effective in reducing alcohol consumption in an older-adult population

Brief Alcohol Interventions in U.S. Medical Settings: A Systematic Review of the Implementation Literature

A review article that summarizes the screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment implementation strategies used in the U. S.

Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Screening, Brief Intervention & Referral to Treatment (SBIRT): Using the Brief Negotiation Interview (BNI) Across Diverse Populations

These are conference proceedings from the Technology, Mind, and Society 2021 symposium, which addressed various technology-enabled SBIRT to treatment approaches, focusing specifically on efforts at incorporating artificial intelligence (e.g., machine learning, natural language processing) in this work.

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