Article

Description of Resource:

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that clinicians screen adults ages 18 or older for alcohol misuse and provide people engaged in risky or hazardous drinking with brief behavioral counseling interventions to reduce alcohol misuse.

Evidence-Based Resource Details

Learn more about EBR criteria

Developed By:

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Developer Type:

Federal Government

Healthy People 2020 Topic Area(s):

Substance Abuse

Healthy People 2020 Objectives:

SA-9

Resource Type:

Systematic Review

Citation:

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Alcohol Misuse: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care recommendation statement [Internet]. 2013 May [cited 2014 Jan 8]. Available from: http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspsdrin.htm

Tags:

Effect Behavioral Change, Reduce Morbidity, Reduce Mortality, Reduce Risk or Incidence of Disease or Condition, Public Health, Healthcare, Clinical Practice, Primary Prevention, Secondary Prevention, Healthcare Providers

Syndicated Content Details:
Source URL: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/tools-resources/evidence-based-resource/alcohol-misuse-screening-and-counseling
Source Agency: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Healthy People (ODPHP-HP)
Captured Date: 2016-06-09 16:00:43.0