Table 1.

Participant Characteristics (N = 19)

CharacteristicNo. (%)
Region of the US
  Northeast    5 (26)
  West    7 (37)
  South    6 (32)
  Midwest   1 (5)
Practice setting
  Community health center   1 (5)
  Hospital-based outpatient clinic    5 (26)
  Non-hospital group practice    9 (47)
  Solo private practice   1 (5)
  Other outpatient setting    3 (16)
Type of physician
  Internal medicine    9 (47)
  Family medicine  10 (53)
Patient population
  Adults only    8 (42)
  Adults and children ≤18 years  11 (58)
AUD medications prescribed in prior 6 monthsa
  Disulfiram  13 (68)
  Naltrexone  17 (90)
  Acamprosate  11 (58)
  • AUD = alcohol use disorder; US = United States.

  • a Participants may be counted more than once (ie, if they prescribed multiple medications). We asked participants what medications they had prescribed for AUD within the last 6 months, and did not probe systematically for use of specific medications.