DoD/VA
- TRICARE Alcohol Awareness
- Military OneSource Military Policy and Treatment for Substance Use
- That Guy
- Multi-media campaign managed by the Military Health System with the goal of reducing excessive drinking among young service members
Service-specific
·Air Force
·Army
·Coast Guard
·Navy
- Navy Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention
- Navy Leader’s Guide for Managing Sailors in Distress: Alcohol and Drug Abuse
- Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC): Preventing Drug Use and Excessive Alcohol Use
- Navy My Ongoing Recovery Experience (MORE) Program
Federal Organizations
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Substance Use Disorders
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Alcohol and Public Health
- Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
Additional Sites of Interest
- American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
- Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
- Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA)
- National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University>
- Drug Strategies
- National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD)
- The Partnership™ at Drugfree.org
- The Association for Addictive Professionals (NAADAC)
- My Plan for Change Worksheet
Worksheet with a plan for how to handle specific situations that may challenge drinking goals. - Preparing for Change Worksheet
Change worksheet to help consider both the advantages of and drawbacks to drinking. - Alcohol Misuse: Facts About Risky Drinking
Information on preventing risky drinking, indicators and impact of risky drinking and where to seek help. - Standard Drink Calculator
Guide for the number of standard drinks per each common drink container and mixed drink type. - Substance Abuse Affects Families
- Brochure developed by VA and DoD that provides facts on substance misuse, its effects on families, and available resources
- Rethinking Drinking
- Brochure developed by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) that offers valuable, research-based information on signs of harmful drinking, self-assessment of drinking habits, and resources for those who choose to cut down or quit drinking
- Harmful Interactions: Mixing Alcohol with Medicines
- Brochure developed by NIAAA that provides information on medications that may cause harm when taken with alcohol
- Courage to Care Fact Sheet: Addressing Alcohol Misuse through Brief Screening and Counseling
Fact sheet developed by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences as part of their health promotion campaign - VHA Handbook 1160.04: VHA Programs for Veterans with Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
This handbook defines the continuum of care for all eligible veterans with substance use disorders for use by planning and program officials, clinicians, researchers and educators - Helping Patients Who Drink Too Much: A Clinician's Guide and Related Professional Resources
Guide from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to assist primary care and mental health clinicians to incorporate alcohol screening and intervention into their practice; resources include forms for downloading and an interactive training course with four 10-minute, realistic video cases - Alcohol Clinical Training Project Boston Medical Center: Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Curriculum
Evidence-based curriculum for teaching skills for addressing unhealthy alcohol use (e.g. screening, assessment, brief intervention, and referral) in primary care settings; emphasizes knowledge and skills regarding cross-cultural efficacy
- Pier Pressure
- An app developed by the Navy Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention (NADAP) as part of Navy’s Keep What You’ve Earned campaign, which seeks to encourage a responsible drinking environment by celebrating Sailors’ achievements in their Navy careers. The app features a role-playing game true to the “Navy experience” and resources to help practice responsible drinking behaviors in real life, to include a blood alcohol content (BAC) calculator; calorie and alcohol content calculators for beer, wine, spirits and popular cocktails; safe drinking tips; and direct access to local taxi searches and popular ride-sharing apps.
- VetChange
- An app developed by the VA for Veterans and Service members who are concerned about their drinking and how it relates to post traumatic stress after deployment, and for all people who are interested in developing healthier drinking behaviors; provides tools for cutting down or quitting drinking, tools for managing stress symptoms, education about alcohol use and how it relates to PTSD symptoms, and guidance to find professional treatment
- Can be used alone or in combination with counseling, but does not replace actual treatment