Background: Despite evidence-based guidelines, brief alcohol screening and counseling
have not been routinely integrated into most primary care practices in the United States. …

Background Alcohol screening and brief interventions (BIs) are ranked the third highest US
prevention priority, but effective methods of implementing BI into routine care have not been …

BACKGROUND Alcohol screening questionnaires have typically been validated when self-
or researcher-administered. Little is known about the performance of alcohol screening …

BACKGROUND Population-based alcohol screening is recommended in primary care, and
increasingly incentivized by policies, yet is challenging to implement. The US Veterans …

Background Three medications are FDA-approved and recommended for treating alcohol use
disorders (AUD) but they are not offered to most patients with AUD. Primary care (PC) may …

Aims The US V eterans H ealth A dministration [Veterans Affairs ( VA )] used performance
measures and electronic clinical reminders to implement brief intervention for unhealthy …

Background and Objective Population-based alcohol screening, followed by brief intervention
for patients who screen positive for unhealthy alcohol use, is widely recommended for …

Importance Unhealthy alcohol use is common and affects morbidity and mortality but is
often neglected in medical settings, despite guidelines for both prevention and treatment. …

PURPOSE Readiness to change drinking may influence the content or effectiveness of brief
alcohol counseling. This study was designed to assess readiness to change and its …

Importance Experts recommend that alcohol use disorders (AUDs) be managed in primary
care, but effective approaches are unclear. Objective To test whether 12 months of alcohol …