AHRQ Awards $16 Million in Grants To Address Unhealthy Alcohol Use

AHRQ has awarded $16 million in grants to help primary care practices increase efforts to address patients’ unhealthy alcohol use. 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. Unhealthy alcohol use, which affects almost a third of adults, is the third leading cause of preventable death and is a major risk factor for many health, social and economic problems. Access the press release and a video, as well as more information about the grants.