HHS Awards $16 Million to Help Primary Care Practices Address Patients’ Unhealthy Alcohol Use

Excessive alcohol use, which affects almost a third of adults, is the nation’s third leading cause of preventable death. It is a major risk factor for many health, social, and economic problems, and has an estimated annual economic burden of over $250 billion.

Six grantees will work with more than 700 primary care practices over three years to implement and evaluate strategies to increase the use of evidence-based interventions such as screening for unhealthy alcohol use; brief interventions for adult patients who drink too much; and medication-assisted therapy for patients with an alcohol use disorder.

Grantees will be supported by a community of learning that will provide resources, tools, and evidence-based practices. These activities will be facilitated by NORC at the University of Chicago, with Tracy McPherson as principal investigator.

AHRQNews This is a great step in the right direction of lifestyle assessment - speaking of alcohol use in patient terms is challenging for caregivers.

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