Unhealthy Alcohol Use Resources
Recent News & Information on Unhealthy Alcohol Use:
Alcohol use, misuse recently on the rise
New-onset alcohol use disorder spiked in first 3 months of COVID-19 pandemic
Tough to Swallow: Clinicians Are Neglecting Alcohol Use
"Borg" is the dangerous alcohol trend physicians need to know about
Mortality Risk Following Nonfatal Injuries With Alcohol Use Disorder Involvement: A One-Year Follow-Up of Emergency Department Patients Using Linked Administrative Data
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For Clinicians:
- Alcohol screening recommendations for adults and adolescents from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2019/0615/od1.html
- Quick and effective alcohol screening recommendations from NIAAA https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/health-professionals-communities/core-resource-on-alcohol/screen-and-assess-use-quick-effective-methods#pub-toc2
- Guides to screening for substance use disorders including alcohol in specialty settings (Pregnancy, Adolescent/Pedi, Dental, Pain Management) from National Institutes on Drug Abuse, NIDA-Med https://nida.nih.gov/nidamed-medical-health-professionals/science-to-medicine/screening-substance-use
- Common, brief alcohol screens
- One question screen (follow a positive test with the AUDIT): How often in the past year have you had more than X or more drinks in a single day (X= 4 for women, 5 for men). Negative result = none. Positive = once or more. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2695521/
- Safe drinking questions (follow positive response with the AUDIT): Number of days drinking per week and typical number of drinks/day or drinking. >7 drinks/week for women and >14 drink/week for men is positive.
- Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (The AUDIT) https://nida.nih.gov/sites/default/files/audit.pdf
- Helping Patients who Drink Too Much, Guidance from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/practitioner/cliniciansguide2005/guide.pdf
- Medications for Alcohol Use and Use Disorders. A Guide from U.S. DHHS https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/d7/priv/sma15-4907.pdf
- Review Article on Medications for Alcohol Use, published in the Journal of the American Academy of Family Practice https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0315/p457.html
- Psychosocial treatment for alcohol use disorder, a review from UpToDate. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/alcohol-use-disorder-psychosocial-treatment
- Alcohol Withdrawal Management: The ASAM Clinical Practice Guideline on Alcohol Withdrawal Management
- Comprehensive but straightforward information from the National Institutes on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) on health effects of alcohol. https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohols-effects-health
- Core but Detailed Information on Alcohol for Health Professionals, with CME https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/health-professionals-communities/core-resource-on-alcohol
- Rethinking Drinking. Clear, simple information on healthy versus non-healthy alcohol use from NIAAA. https://www.rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov/
- Current recommendations for safe alcohol use. Simple and straightforward from CDC. https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/moderate-drinking.htm
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How to Address Unhealthy Alcohol Use | NHMS - Presentation/Course by Charles Brackett, MD
For Patients, Family, Friends, and the Community:
- Information to prepare for/understand alcohol screening by a clinician https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/alcohol-use-screening-tests/
- Self-evaluation tools: Self-administered Alcohol Use Disorders Test (AUDIT), a standard screen https://auditscreen.org/check-your-drinking?num=19&num=19
- More self-administered tests to further explore alcohol use https://www.verywellmind.com/how-can-i-tell-if-i-have-a-drinking-problem-63760
- When to seek help and where to find it https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/sites/default/files/publications/NIAAA_Treatment_Alcohol_Problems_Booklet.pdf
- Talking with someone you are concerned about https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/starting-the-conversation-guide.pdf
- Family support guide https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/samhsa_families_family_support_guide_final508.pdf
- Comprehensive but straightforward information from the National Institutes on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) on health effects of alcohol. https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohols-effects-health
- Core but Detailed Information on Alcohol for Health Professionals with CME https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/health-professionals-communities/core-resource-on-alcohol
- Rethinking Drinking. Clear, simple information on healthy versus non-healthy alcohol use from NIAAA. https://www.rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov/
- Current recommendations for safe alcohol use. Simple and straightforward from CDC. https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/moderate-drinking.htm
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Resources to find Treatment and Recovery Supports in the Community
- The NH Doorway System. https://www.thedoorway.nh.gov/ Evaluations and treatment within an hour from anywhere in NH. Patients can self-present. Clinicians can refer.
- A video about the NIAAA treatment navigator for patients https://youtu.be/XlTKwl715ZM
- NIAAA treatment navigator for clinicians. Information to help clinicians help patients find high-quality treatment. https://alcoholtreatment.niaaa.nih.gov/healthcare-professionals
- NIAAA treatment navigator for patients: information on alcohol use disorder and how to find high-quality treatment. https://alcoholtreatment.niaaa.nih.gov/
- State of New Hampshire Recovery Supports Find information and connections to regional NH Recovery Community Organizations (RCOs). Support from peers for anyone seeking to enter into or sustain recovery.