Unhealthy Alcohol Use

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

Barriers and Facilitators to Substance Use Disorder Treatment: An Overview of Systematic Reviews

Provides overview of systematic reviews on substance use disorder treatment, finding that structural factors are the most common barriers and facilitators to treatment

ASAM eLearning Alcohol Use Disorder

Provides a list of courses and resources for healthcare providers treating patients with alcohol use disorder

Approaches for Implementing Digital Interventions for Alcohol Use Disorders in Primary Care: A Qualitative, User-Centered Design Study

Qualitative study that explores key approaches for implementation of digital interventions in primary care to treat alcohol use disorders

An Introduction Into Behavioral Health and Primary Care Integration

Presents information about the benefits of behavioral health and primary care integration for improving the health and well-being of communities, including a discussion about potential federal policy opportunities

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs

This website provides data and additional resources about the misuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs in the United States, including data from the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).

Alcohol Use Disorder: Pharmacologic Management

Reviews literature on medications for alcohol use disorder, including naltrexone, acamprosate, disulfiram, topiramate, and gabapentin

Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth: A Practitioner's Guide

Offers guidance for health care professionals to quickly identify youth ages 9-18 at risk for alcohol-related problems

Adolescent SBIRT Learner's Guide

A comprehensive manual for educators and trainers, practitioners, and students to learn to conduct Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) with adolescents and young adults

Addressing Excessive Alcohol Use: State Fact Sheets

Summarizes statistics on alcohol use, such as number of deaths from excessive alcohol use each year, and policy solutions, such as raising taxes in each state

Fostering Resilience and Recovery: Trauma-Informed Primary Care Implementation Guide Using FOCUS-PDSA To Manage Organizational Change

Guides primary care organizations through adopting principles of primary care, using an adapted Find, Organize, Clarify, Understand, Select (FOCUS) Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) quality improvement framework

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