Incorporating Alcohol Pharmacotherapies Into Medical Practice

April 29, 2009 This article, by Eric B. Broderick, DDS, MPH, Acting Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and H. Westley Clark, MD, JD, MPH, CAS, FASAM, Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, describes ways of treatment and prevention of alcohol use disorder, (AUD). Practitioners are faced with many issues that stem from or complicated by AUD but only a small amount of patients are actually treated for AUD. This article outlines diagnosis, screening, medication, approach, organization, intervention, and prevention of AUD. Download the Report . . .