title: Screening and brief intervention for risky alcohol use.
abstract: Alcohol screening and brief intervention are effective evidence-based methods recommended by multiple major medical societies. Primary care providers are uniquely positioned to recognize patients with alcohol use problems when they utilize screening in their practices. SBI has the potential to improve patients' overall health, reduce the risk of alcohol dependence, and prevent future alcohol-exposed pregnancies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN.
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zoorob
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN.
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Snell
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN.
authors.forename: Courtney
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kihlberg
authors.affiliation: Carolinas Healthcare System and University of North Carolinas, Chapel Hill, NC.
authors.forename: Yasmin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Senturias
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D003153:Community Health Services; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D063647:Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011247:Pregnancy; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief / Q000379:methods*; D012017:Referral and Consultation