title: [Current strategies for treatment of alcohol problems].
abstract: Amongst validated psychological treatments, brief intervention appears to be the best suited for primary care. It aims at increasing motivation for change after a screening for an alcohol use disorder. The first therapeutic step for an alcohol-dependent patient aiming at abstinence is alcohol detoxification. At this stage, benzodiazepines should be briefly prescribed if the patient manifests clinically significant withdrawal symptoms. The next step is relapse prevention, for which only three medications are currently validated in France, acamprosate, naltrexone, and disulfiram.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Paul Brousse, addictologie, 94804 Villejuif Cedex. henri-jean.aubin@pbr.aphp.fr
authors.forename: Henri-Jean
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Aubin
authors.forename: Amine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benyamina
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Karila
authors.forename: Amandine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Luquiens
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reynaud
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans