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 ...

Few people in the US discuss their alcohol use in primary care; a practice facilitation shows promise in increasing screening ...

Monash University, Turning Point and the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) have developed a successful alcohol intervention for women attending breast screening appointments, as part ...

Background: The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening adults, including pregnant women, for ...

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 ...

Personalized feedback about how students’ drinking habits stack up against those of their peers could be more effective at reducing first-years’ alcohol intake than bolstering alcohol education ...

Key Takeaways Evidence-based therapies for alcohol addiction have scientific validation behind them, making them more ...

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 pockets via text, ...

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 ...

Though computer-delivered alcohol interventions can have short-term benefits, they are not as effective as face-to-face interventions in reducing college students' alcohol consumption in the long term ...

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) ...

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