Format
Book
Publication Date
Published by / Citation
Drug and Alcohol Findings
Keywords
alcohol
brief intervention
screening
implementation
fidelity
Primary Care
public health
population-level
penetration
coverage

‘My GP says I drink too much’: Screening and Brief Intervention

In the absence of greater obstacles to availability, widespread screening to identify and then briefly advise risky drinkers has been the great hope for improved alcohol-related public health. This major hot topic update guides you through the studies which exposed questionable effectiveness and patchy implementation, leading to today’s less ambitious plans.