https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6883141/
Heavy drinking and alcohol use disorder (AUD) are major public health concerns. Alcohol consumption is prevalent worldwide. In 2016, 2·4 billion people (33% of the global population) were current drinkers. 1 In the United States, specifically, the prevalence of alcohol use disorder (AUD) and high-risk drinking in adults has increased substantially over the past ten years. 2 One in eight U.S

https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/intervention-alcoholism
It's not about willpower or character. Stay in their life, as long as it's safe for you to do so, and keep trying. Tell them you'd like to check in about their drinking the next time you see

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/alcohol-use-disorder/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20369250
Treatment for alcohol use disorder can vary, depending on your needs. Treatment may involve a brief intervention, individual or group counseling, an outpatient program, or a residential inpatient stay. Working to stop alcohol use to improve quality of life is the main treatment goal. Treatment for alcohol use disorder may include: Detox and

https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/health-professionals-communities/core-resource-on-alcohol/conduct-brief-intervention-build-motivation-and-plan-change
The majority of your patients who screen positive for heavy drinking will not have alcohol use disorder (AUD). 1,2 Nonetheless, all those who drink heavily warrant a brief intervention to reduce their risk of alcohol-related harm. If you take a few moments to talk with your patients after alcohol screening and offer them advice to cut back or quit when needed, you can help them to reduce their

https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/health-professionals-communities/core-resource-on-alcohol/screen-and-assess-use-quick-effective-methods
Alcohol screening and brief intervention ranks highly among effective preventive services based on its cost-effectiveness and potential to reduce clinically preventable burden. Screening for heavy drinking can be done easily and effectively if you make it a routine part of care and use a brief tool recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force that identifies people with unhealthy

https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/brochures-and-fact-sheets/treatment-alcohol-problems-finding-and-getting-help
Ultimately, choosing to get treatment may be more important than the approach used as long as the approach avoids heavy confrontation and incorporates empathy, motivational support, and a focus on changing drinking behavior. ... NIAAA has developed the guide Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth: A Practitioner's Guide.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/alcohol-use-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20369243
Excessive alcohol use can make it harder for your body to resist disease, increasing your risk of various illnesses, especially pneumonia. ... Lardier DT, et al. Exercise as a useful intervention to reduce alcohol consumption and improve physical fitness in individuals with alcohol use disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers

https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(20)30088-4/fulltext
Pathologic alcohol use affects more than 2 billion people and accounts for nearly 6% of all deaths worldwide. There are three medications approved for the treatment of alcohol use disorder by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA): disulfiram, naltrexone (oral and long-acting injectable), and acamprosate. Of growing interest is the use of anticonvulsants for the treatment of alcohol use

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2820973
More than 178 000 people died from excessive alcohol use in the US during 2020 to 2021, surpassing deaths from the overdose epidemic. 1 Excessive drinking is now the leading cause of preventable death in the US. 1 Alcohol use disorder (AUD) most commonly begins during adolescence, although rarely is it identified and treated at this age. 2 We urgently need interventions that allow us to better

https://www.uptodate.com/contents/brief-intervention-for-unhealthy-alcohol-and-other-drug-use-efficacy-adverse-effects-and-administration
College students — Randomized trials of brief intervention for college students have found modest efficacy for reducing self-reported alcohol consumption among those reporting heavy drinking . Adolescents — Brief intervention for unhealthy alcohol use (but not unhealthy drug use) in adolescents has been found to lead to small reductions of

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5597699/
Introduction. Heavy drinking is a cause of ill-health and premature death [].Even though heavy drinking can be prevented and managed, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated that as many as four out of five heavy drinking individuals do not receive an offer of evidence-based advice and treatment [2, 3].As a lifestyle risk factor, alcohol consumption is a leading cause of global ill

https://www.healthline.com/health/alcohol-addiction-intervention
Gathering an intervention team. The following people are involved in an intervention: The person with the addiction: When confronted, the addict may refuse to take part or may leave the gathering

https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/alcohol-use-disorder-treatments
Steps you can take include: Surround yourself with family, friends, and others who support your goal. Be clear that you're no longer drinking. Take care your body. Eat a health died, get plenty

https://health.gov/healthypeople/tools-action/browse-evidence-based-resources/brief-interventions-heavy-alcohol-users-admitted-general-hospital-wards
These interventions range from 1 session where participants get information and advice to as many as 3 sessions of motivational interviewing or skills‐based counseling. ... J., Howe, T.E., Allan, L., Mains, D. & Hardy, V. (2011). Brief interventions for heavy alcohol users admitted to general hospital wards. Cochrane Database of Systematic

https://alcohol.org/intervention/planning/
An intervention is typically set up according to a specific plan or guideline but it can be difficult to know how to plan an intervention for an alcoholic. Several steps are involved in planning and organizing the process: 3. Selecting a team for the intervention: This group can be family, friends, employers, pastors, and even someone in the

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9948368/
Introduction. Alcohol use is the leading risk factor for premature death and disability among adults aged 15-49 years globally, contributing to 2.8 million deaths in 2016 [].While targeted policies and interventions over the past decade have successfully reduced population-level alcohol consumption in high-income countries, alcohol use continues to rise in low-income and middle-income

https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/RecommendationStatementFinal/unhealthy-alcohol-use-in-adolescents-and-adults-screening-and-behavioral-counseling-interventions
High-risk drinking increased by almost 30% between 2001-2002 and 2012-2013. 26 In 2016, an estimated 26.2% of adults 18 years or older reported heavy-use (binge drinking) episodes and 6.6% reported heavy drinking within the previous month 20; an estimated 7.8% of men and 4.2% of women met the criteria for AUD. 20 Unhealthy alcohol use is the

https://www.bmj.com/content/356/bmj.j116
Jim McCambridge and Richard Saitz question the effectiveness of brief advice and counselling in primary care to prevent harm from heavy alcohol use and call for a more strategic approach Primary care has been promoted for decades as the key setting for delivering brief individual advice and counselling interventions to reduce heavy alcohol consumption.1 National alcohol programmes have been

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38985475/
Disease-Tailored Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use Among Youths With Chronic Medical Conditions: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial ... 2018, and were followed up for up to 12 months. High-risk alcohol use was defined as heavy episodic (binge) alcohol use in the past 3 months and alcohol-related blackouts, injuries, vomiting

https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/health-professionals-communities/core-resource-on-alcohol/recommend-evidence-based-treatment-know-options
Takeaways You can maximize patient choice and outcomes by offering a full menu of evidence-based treatment options. Approaches for treating alcohol use disorder (AUD) include behavioral health treatments, FDA-approved AUD medications, and mutual support groups, or a combination of any of these. Behavioral health treatments for AUD can bring lasting positive change.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21833953/
Background: Brief interventions involve a time-limited intervention focusing on changing behaviour. They are often motivational in nature using counselling skills to encourage a reduction in alcohol consumption. Objectives: To determine whether brief interventions reduce alcohol consumption and improve outcomes for heavy alcohol users admitted to general hospital inpatient units.

https://www.thecommunityguide.org/topics/excessive-alcohol-consumption.html
Excessive Alcohol Consumption. Excessive alcohol consumption is associated with many health and societal problems including chronic diseases, unintentional injuries, and violence. In 2010, the estimated economic cost of excessive drinking in the U.S. was $249 billion (Sacks et al., 2015). Excessive drinking includes binge drinking, heavy

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23474201/
Interventions for reducing alcohol consumption among general hospital inpatient heavy alcohol users: a systematic review Drug Alcohol Depend. 2013 Jul 1;131(1 -2):1-22. ... There is growing interest in pro-active detection and provision of interventions for heavy alcohol use in the general hospital inpatient population. We aimed to determine

https://www.healio.com/news/primary-care/20240715/intervention-reduces-alcohol-use-for-highrisk-youths-with-chronic-medical-conditions
A brief, disease-tailored intervention reduced alcohol use among vulnerable adolescents with chronic medical conditions, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.According to Elissa R

https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/facts-stats/index.html
Each year during 2020-2021, excessive alcohol use led to about: 119,600 deaths among boys and men. 58,700 deaths among girls and women. These are increases of 27% among boys and men, and 35% among girls and women from just a few years earlier (2016-2017). Alcohol-related deaths by age.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2024/07/07/how-much-alcohol-is-too-much/74248313007/
Binge drinking and heavy drinking can increase your risk of an alcohol use disorder. If you're drinking, keep in mind what the guide for a standard drink is.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/scientists-discover-best-way-to-cut-down-alcohol-intake/ar-BB1ktrNY
The study compared two different interventions in 5,600 people who were drinking an average of 70 units of alcohol a week, which is equal to 25 pints of beer or seven bottles of wine, but who

https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/health-professionals-communities/core-resource-on-alcohol/promote-practice-change-take-manageable-steps-toward-better-care
Screening and conducting brief interventions for heavy alcohol use can help patients with drinking problems to reduce their alcohol intake and improve their health. 2,3 (See Core articles on screening and brief intervention.) Prescribing FDA-approved medications for AUD

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-10/helping-people-with-alcohol-drug-substance-issues-difficult/104048562
A new Australian Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF) survey found that, like Denise, most people worried about a loved one's alcohol or drug use didn't know the best way to help them.

https://news.asu.edu/20240716-health-and-medicine-pilot-program-address-hiv-care-intimate-partner-violence-uganda
So that's the work that I'm doing now in Uganda. It's an intervention for adolescent girls ages 15 to 24 years old who have experienced intimate partner violence with a partner who reports heavy alcohol use. And it is an intervention that both people in the relationship participate in. That's what makes this pilot different.