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Brief Physician Advice for Problem Drinkers: Long‐Term Efficacy and Benefit‐Cost Analysis

Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research · 2002 · Vol. 26(1) · pp. 36–43

Michael F. Fleming✉Marlon P. Mundt(University of Wisconsin–Madison)Michael T. French(University of Wisconsin–Madison)Linda Baier Manwell(University of Wisconsin–Madison)Ellyn A. Stauffacher(University of Wisconsin–Madison)Kristen L. Barry(University of Wisconsin–Madison)

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Abstract

The long-term follow-up of Project TrEAT provides the first direct evidence that brief physician advice is associated with sustained reductions in alcohol use, health care utilization, motor vehicle events, and associated costs. The report suggests that a patient's personal physician can successfully treat alcohol problems and endorses the implementation of alcohol screening and brief intervention in the US health care system.

Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects Homelessness and Social IssuesMedicineRandomized controlled trialBinge drinkingIntervention (counseling)Brief interventionMedical prescriptionEmergency departmentTreatment and control groupsFamily medicineSuicide prevention

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AdolescentAdultAgedAlcohol DrinkingAnalysis of VarianceCost-Benefit AnalysisFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhysician-Patient RelationsTime FactorsTreatment Outcome