Alcohol misuse among older adults is common but the delivery of evidence-based interventions such as referral services and pharmacotherapy remains low in the emergency department (ED). Evidence Rating ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A brief intervention reduced the frequency of alcohol use by 40% among high-risk teens with chronic medical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Weekly alcohol consumption was 11 g lower among students exposed to the intervention. Consumption was even lower ...

August 3, 2010 — In teenagers visiting the emergency department (ED), a 35-minute intervention involving therapist counseling may reduce violence-related outcomes at 3 months, whereas a therapist or a ...

A single peer-led Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS) session resulted in a reduction in weekly alcohol consumption by more than three drinks at 12 months among ...

AAFP releases manual for alcohol screenings The AAFP has created an alcohol screening practice manual to help family physicians prevent alcohol misuse. The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) ...

A new review in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) provides tips for physicians to help patients cut down on excessive alcohol use and is aimed at health care providers who are not addiction ...

The USPSTF recommends that primary care providers assess for unhealthy use of alcohol and offer behavioral counseling interventions in patients ≥18 years of age. In an assessment of evidence ...

PISCATAWAY, NJ – Young adults today are digital natives—naturally fluent with devices and online platforms—so some of their most effective behavioral-health interventions will likely arrive in their ...

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