This communication pathway provides college and university staff and healthcare professionals with a framework for having open conversations and sharing information with college students about alcohol use. It includes key considerations, practical tips, and examples for how to apply the framework in conversations with students.

This guide provides healthcare professionals a structured framework for having collaborative conversations with and
developing an individualized recovery maintenance plan for patients who have achieved a period of abstinence from alcohol. 

This factsheet provides an overview of alcohol-induced cardiomyopathy, including its diagnostic criteria, clinical manifestations, underlying pathophysiology, diagnostic evaluation, and evidence-based treatment approaches.

This factsheet provides an overview of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), including their prevalence, effects, and diagnoses.

This resource highlights practical strategies healthcare professionals can use when discussing alcohol use with patients. It explores key motivational interviewing (MI) techniques, including how to embody the spirit of MI, recognize and respond to change talk, and engage patients in meaningful conversations. The resource also includes sample dialogue to demonstrate these approaches in practice.

This factsheet provides nurses with a guide to recognizing and assessing alcohol withdrawal syndrome. It compares the CIWA-Ar and MINDS assessment tools, outlines when each should be used, and highlights best practices for symptom-triggered treatment, clinical monitoring, and timely escalation of care.

This factsheet helps patients understand what alcohol tolerance is, why it develops, and how it can increase health and safety risks. It explains the differences between alcohol tolerance, physical dependence, and alcohol use disorder, and provides practical information on reducing risk and seeking support when needed.

This factsheet provides an overview of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, a serious neuropsychiatric condition associated with chronic alcohol use. It describes the underlying pathophysiology, epidemiology, and key risk factors, and outlines best practices for screening and diagnosis. It also highlights evidence-based management strategies aimed at improving clinical outcomes and long-term prognosis.

This toolkit equips pharmacists with an overview of their unique role and evidence-based strategies for identifying and managing unhealthy alcohol use across community, ambulatory, and inpatient, settings. It describes practical approaches to screening for unhealthy alcohol use and withdrawal, providing patient education and support, facilitating referrals, and initiating or supporting medications for alcohol use disorder, along with ongoing monitoring.

This decision tree offers a practical guide to help clinicians navigate perioperative care for patients on MAUD undergoing surgery.