title: Patients with alcohol problems in the emergency department, part 2: intervention and referral. SAEM Substance Abuse Task Force. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.
abstract: Early intervention and appropriate referral of patients with alcohol problems have the potential to reduce alcohol-related morbidity and mortality. Part 1 of this series introduced screening tools that can be applied in the ED to allow early detection of at-risk drinkers. This article was developed by members of the SAEM Substance Abuse Task Force and describes assessment and intervention techniques once the at-risk or dependent drinkers has been identified. Appropriate aftercare and referral of patients found to have alcohol problems are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Section of Emergency Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA. gail.donofrio@yale.edu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Onofrio
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bernstein
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bernstein
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Woolard
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Brewer
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Craig
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Zink
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014481:United States