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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you're worried about an elderly parent or grandparent's substance use, you're not alone. Americans over the age of 65 should ...

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) ...

Short one-on-one discussions about alcohol consumption in a doctor’s office may reduce patients' drinking levels, according to a study. Findings published in the Addiction journal indicated that brief ...

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 ...

Heavy drinking among university students appears to be a universal problem. Although most universities have alcohol policies, it is unclear which interventions can effectively reduce alcohol ...

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 management of alcoholic pancreatitis is mostly reactive; little is done to prevent disease progression. It is time for physicians to pay attention to the root cause of the condition—that is, ...

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, ...