Interventions for Alcohol Use Disorders

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Age Cohort: 5 - 11 years
Health Promotion Disease Prevention Diagnostic Curative Rehabilitative Palliative
Community Level
  • Community engagement [community sensitization on risks of alcohol use, harmful behavioural changes, symptoms of withdrawal, and resources for quitting, stress management]
  • Increase minimum age for alcohol purchasing and consumption
  • Taxation of alcohol
  • Counselling on alcohol use and moderation
  • Provide resources on healthy ways to reduce and manage stress
  • Twelve-step facilitation, mutual-support and self-help group approaches for people with alcohol use disorders
  • Early recognition of need for referral
Primary Care
  • Community engagement [community sensitization on risks of alcohol use, harmful behavioural changes, symptoms of withdrawal, and resources for quitting, stress management]
  • Increase minimum age for alcohol purchasing and consumption
  • Taxation of alcohol
  • Counselling on alcohol use and moderation
  • Systematic screening for substance uses among at risk population

History and physical examination for alcohol use disorders Point of care testing Brief interventions for alcohol use and alcohol use disorders among at risk populations Motivational intervention for alcohol use disorders Psychoeducation for alcohol use disorders and their caregivers Twelve-step facilitation, mutual-support and self-help group approaches for people with alcohol use disorders Oral vitamins for alcohol use disorder Early recognition of need for referral

Referral Facility: General
  • Community engagement [community sensitization on risks of alcohol use, harmful behavioural changes, symptoms of withdrawal, and resources for quitting, stress management]
  • Increase minimum age for alcohol purchasing and consumption
  • Taxation of alcohol
  • Counselling on alcohol use and moderation
  • Systematic screening for substance uses among at risk population

History and physical examination for alcohol use disorders Brief interventions for alcohol use and alcohol use disorders among at risk populations Motivational intervention for alcohol use disorders Psychoeducation for alcohol use disorders and their caregivers Twelve-step facilitation, mutual-support and self-help group approaches for people with alcohol use disorders Oral vitamins for alcohol use disorder Early recognition of need for referral

Referral Facility: Specialist

History and physical examination for alcohol use disorders Brief interventions for alcohol use and alcohol use disorders among at risk populations Motivational intervention for alcohol use disorders Psychoeducation for alcohol use disorders and their caregivers Twelve-step facilitation, mutual-support and self-help group approaches for people with alcohol use disorders Oral vitamins for alcohol use disorder

 
Age Cohort: 25 - 59 years
Health Promotion Disease Prevention Diagnostic Curative Rehabilitative Palliative
Community Level
  • Community engagement [community sensitization on risks of alcohol use, harmful behavioural changes, symptoms of withdrawal, and resources for quitting, stress management]
  • Increase minimum age for alcohol purchasing and consumption
  • Taxation of alcohol
  • Counselling on alcohol use and moderation
  • Provide resources on healthy ways to reduce and manage stress
  • Recognition the symptoms of persons with hazardous and harmful alcohol use
  • Psychosocial intervention for persons with hazardous and harmful alcohol use
  • Twelve-step facilitation therapy
  • Oral vitamin
  • Early recognition of need for referral
  • Promote functioning in activities of daily living and rehabilitation and inclusion in the community
  • Enrolling in self-help group
Primary Care
  • Community engagement [community sensitization on risks of alcohol use, harmful behavioural changes, symptoms of withdrawal, and resources for quitting, stress management]
  • Increase minimum age for alcohol purchasing and consumption
  • Taxation of alcohol
  • Counselling on substance use and addiction and management of peer pressure
  • Systematic screening for substance uses among at risk population
  • History
  • Physical examination
  • CAGE questionnaire
  • Alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT
  • Brief interventions therapy
  • Counselling and other psychosocial support
  • Psychoeducation for patients and their caregivers
  • Aversion therapy
  • Group psychotherapy
  • Behaviour therapy
  • Promote functioning in activities of daily living and rehabilitation and inclusion in the community
  • Enrolling in self-help group
Referral Facility: General
  • Community engagement [community sensitization on risks of alcohol use, harmful behavioural changes, symptoms of withdrawal, and resources for quitting, stress management]
  • Increase minimum age for alcohol purchasing and consumption
  • Taxation of alcohol
  • Counselling on substance use and addiction
  • Systematic screening for substance uses among at risk population
  • History
  • Physical examination
  • CAGE questionnaire
  • Alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT
  • Liver function test
  • Alcohol level
  • Brief intervention
  • Motivational interviewing (MI),
  • Motivational enhancement therapy (MET)
  • Cognitive behaviour therapy
  • Aversion therapy
  • Group psychotherapy
  • Behaviour therapy
  • Pharmacologic treatment
  • Promote functioning in activities of daily living and rehabilitation and inclusion in the community
  • Enrolling in self-help group
Referral Facility: Specialist
  • Counselling on substance use and addiction
  • Systematic screening for substance uses among at risk population
  • History
  • Physical examination
  • CAGE questionnaire
  • Alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT)
  • Liver function test
  • Alcohol level
  • Brief intervention
  • Motivational interviewing (MI),
  • Motivational enhancement therapy (MET)
  • Cognitive behaviour therapy
  • Aversion therapy
  • Group psychotherapy
  • Behaviour therapy
  • Pharmacologic treatment
  • Promote functioning in activities of daily living and rehabilitation and inclusion in the community
  • Enrolling in self-help group
 
Age Cohort: 60+ years
Health Promotion Disease Prevention Diagnostic Curative Rehabilitative Palliative
Community Level
  • Community engagement to educate and support individuals and communities to prevent the use and misuse of alcohol, drugs and other substances and their side effects and the consequences of the addiction.
  • Increasing alcohol excise taxes taxation
  • Enact and enforce restrictions on the physical availability of retailed alcohol (via reduced hours of sale)
  • Counselling on alcohol use and moderation
  • Provide resources on healthy ways to reduce and manage stress
  • Psychosocial intervention for persons with hazardous and harmful alcohol use
  • Twelve-step facilitation therapy
  • Oral vitamin
  • Early recognition of need for referral
Primary Care
  • Counselling on substance use and addiction and its management
  • Systematic screening for substance uses among at risk population
  • Counselling on alcohol use and moderation
  • Systematic screening for substance uses among at risk population
  • Brief interventions therapy
  • Counselling and other psychosocial support
  • Psychoeducation for patients and their caregivers
  • Aversion therapy
  • Group psychotherapy
  • Behaviour therapy
Referral Facility: General
  • Counselling on substance use and addiction
  • Systematic screening for substance uses among at risk population
  • Counselling on alcohol use and moderation
  • Systematic screening for substance uses among at risk population
  • Brief intervention
  • Motivational interviewing (MI),
  • Motivational enhancement therapy (MET)
  • Cognitive behaviour therapy
  • Aversion therapy
  • Group psychotherapy
  • Behaviour therapy
  • Pharmacologic treatment
Referral Facility: Specialist
  • Brief intervention
  • Motivational interviewing (MI),
  • Motivational enhancement therapy (MET)
  • Cognitive behaviour therapy
  • Aversion therapy
  • Group psychotherapy
  • Behaviour therapy
  • Pharmacologic treatment