Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2012
Abstract
Alcohol screening and brief intervention (SBI) is effective in many health-care settings. Previous research has shown significant decreases in harmful drinking due to SBI, but many studies, particularly in emergency/trauma settings, did not use a control group. Thus, it is unclear if observed decreases in harmful drinking are due to the intervention or other factors such as the hospital visit, the substance use assessment, or simply regression to the mean. This project assessed the effectiveness of an SBI program implemented at an urban hospital in the US state of Georgia.
Recommended Citation
Akin et al.: Reduction in drinking days and binge drinking days among patients receiving screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment services during an emergency department visit: six-month results. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2012 7(Suppl 1):A97. doi: 10.1186/1940-0640-7-S1-A97
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Comments
This article was originally published in Addiction Science & Clinical Practice.
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