Unhealthy Alcohol Use

Resources that are part of the Unhealthy Alcohol Use environmental scan provided by NORC.

Pahola

Pahola is PAHO's first artificial intelligence (AI) health specialist and the only AI digital health worker in the world that specializes in alcohol-related topics. Pahola can communicate interactively - in three languages (English, Portuguese, and Spanish) - with people about their alcohol consumption, assess their risk, help them reduce or stop alcohol use, or direct them to resources for treatment and recovery

One Degree: Shift the Influence

An update to AHRQ's systematic review protocol on outpatient pharmacotherapy for adults with alcohol use disorder in April 2022

Office for the Advancement of Telehealth: Telehealth Programs

This web page provides telehealth resources and programs available through the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth in the HRSA, including grant programs and services available in rural areas.

Obtaining and Using Data in Practice Improvement: A Handbook for Health IT Advisors and Practice Facilitators

This guide provides in-depth information Health Information Technology (IT) Advisors need to effectively provide Health IT-related assistance for primary care practices to support their quality improvement and practice transformation efforts.

Novel Agents for the Pharmacological Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

Qualitative literature review that discusses disulfiram, acamprosate, naltrexone, nalmefene, topiramate, gabapentin, and several other medications for the treatment of alcohol use disorder, which have demonstrated some clinical effectiveness

New Approved and Emerging Pharmacological Approaches to Alcohol Use Disorder: A Review of Clinical Studies

A review of the literature on clinical trials on pharmacotherapies for alcohol use disorder, noting that topiramate and gabapentin have been used and that baclofen and nalmefene have been approved in some other countries

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Short Takes Video Series

A video series called “Short Takes with NIAAA” featuring commentary by NIAAA experts; this series consists of social media-friendly, 60-second videos explaining commonly used—but often misunderstood—alcohol terms

Naltrexone Initiation in the Inpatient Setting for Alcohol Use Disorder: A Systematic Review of Clinical Outcomes

Reviews the literature and data on outcomes for medication-assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder in inpatient settings using naltrexone

Mobile Health Interventions for Self-Control of Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Systematic Review

This study aimed to systematically review and synthesize the research evidence about the efficacy of mHealth interventions on various health outcomes for consumer self-control of unhealthy alcohol use and to identify the core components to achieve these outcomes

Medicines To Treat Alcohol Use Disorder: Consumer Summary

Provides information to consumers on medicines to treat alcohol use disorder

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