Unhealthy Alcohol Use

Provides practical guidance for generalists and non-addiction specialists on caring for patients with addiction, including special populations such as adolescents, women, older adults, and LGBTQ

Reviews telehealth changes that occurred in 2020 and their implications for behavioral health providers

Reviews ways that telehealth modalities can be used to provide treatment for serious mental illness and substance use disorders among adults; distills the research into recommendations for practice; and provides examples of how these recommendations can be implemented

Reviews studies exploring the use of technology to deliver or support the implementation of interventions targeting alcohol use in primary care

Guides behavioral health services providers in developing their disaster preparedness plans, including the benefits of using EHRs and providing SBIRT to key populations during a disaster

Supports integration of screening tools into the electronic health record (EHR) by documenting findings that inclusion of the Drug Abuse Screening Test into the EHR increased both screenings and provider intervention for positive screenings

The Health Resources & Services Administration funded Substance Use Warmline (855-300-3595, nccc.ucsf.edu) is pleased to offer confidential, free teleconsultation to clinicians on substance use evaluation and management

Examines the association between providing SBIRT and healthcare costs, demonstrating that SBIRT was associated with a savings of $391 per Medicaid beneficiary

Reviews literature about the use of telehealth interventions to treat substance use disorders, including alcohol use disorder, during the COVID-19 pandemic

Reviews the literature on SBIRT interventions in emergency department and primary care settings, finding that the most used strategies include educating stakeholders and developing relationships. The findings indicate increase in screening but unclear evidence on brief intervention