Resources
Addiction Resource List - Edmonton
This guide provides a description of addictions resources in the Edmonton area. Contact information is provided along with information on the referral process for each agency.
Evaluate your drinking (includes definition of a standard pour)
This pamphlet from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Healthprovides a brief test for patients to determine how their drinking compares to other Canadians.
Change Plan Worksheet
This worksheet can be used with patients to help them think about the changes they would like to make in their life, the reasons why they would like to change, the steps they can take to make a change and as their doctor how you can support them in making changes.
Decisional Balance Worksheet
This worksheet can be used by patients to help them think through the pros and cons of changing and not making a change in their life.
I'm Sick, Now What!?
This booklet helps to educate patients about when to seek medical attention and where they can get the help they need.
This tip sheet provides information on implementing SBIRT in your Family Practice and relevant billing codes.
Family Medicine Pocket Guide
This pocket guide for Family Practice discusses drug use Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral for Treatment. The guide was adapted from the NIAAA 2005 pocket guide for alcohol screening and brief intervention.
Introduction to Addiction Assessment - Family Practice
This presentation describes how primary care physicians can easily screen for problematic substance abuse, use
patience-centred principles to discuss problematic substance use and identify goals, and refer patients to local
resources. In addition, below are two E-Vignette presentations. The first addresses co-morbid alcohol use and
depression, and the latter addresses co-morbid substance abuse and pain issues.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Clinician's Guide
This link provides a guide for physicians on how to help those patients who drink too much.
Canadian Guideline for Safe and Effective Use of Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain
This national guideline provides information on safe and effective opioid use for chronic non-cancer pain.
Pregnancy Related Issues in the Management of Addictions Handbook
This reference for care providers gives information of pregnancy-related issues in the management of addictions.
National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinician's Guide
This site provides a resource guide for screening for drug use in general medical settings
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Primary Care Toolkit
This toolkit is for health care providers working in a primary care setting with patients with substance use problems. The toolkit provides answers to questions as well as tools and patient resources.
Self-Help Strategies for Cutting Down or Stopping Substance Use: A Guide
This guide from the World Health Organization helps individuals examine their substance use behavior and gives them ideas of how they can change their use.
The ASSIST-Linked Brief Intervention for Hazardous and Harmful Substance Use: Manual for use in Primary Care
This manual from the World Health Organization provides some background on brief interventions, as well as steps and examples for primary health care workers to conduct a simple, brief intervention.
CAMH and McMaster Addictions Curriculum Project
Problem-based learning modules for various substances and associated disorders.
College of Family Physicians of Canada Alcohol SBIRT Guide
The 2012 update on Canadian drinking guidelines and alcohol assessment.
Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine Pocket Guide
This pocket guide for Emergency Medicine discusses drug use Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral for
Treatment. The guide was adapted from the American College of Emergency Physicians toolkit at
www.acep.org