Heavy drinking and alcohol use disorder are major public health problems. Practitioners not
specialising in alcohol treatment are often unaware of the guidelines for preventing …

Alcohol use disorders are common in developed countries, where alcohol is cheap, readily
available, and heavily promoted. Common, mild disorders often remit in young adulthood …

Alcohol use disorders consist of disorders characterised by compulsive heavy alcohol use
and loss of control over alcohol intake. Alcohol use disorders are some of the most prevalent …

This clinical guideline on alcohol-use disorders was commissioned by NICE and developed
by the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health, and sets out the evidence for the …

Background Alcohol dependence is often untreated. Although abstinence is often the aim of
treatment, many drinkers prefer drinking reduction goals. Therefore, if supported by …

Unhealthy drug use ranges from use that risks health harms through severe drug use
disorders. This narrative review addresses whether screening and brief intervention (SBI) …

The burden of mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders increased by 41%
between 1990 and 2010 and now accounts for one in every 10 lost years of health globally …

Alcohol is one of the most widely consumed psychoactive drugs globally. Hazardous
drinking, defined by quantity and frequency of consumption, is associated with acute and …

Alcohol use disorder is a major contributor to the morbidity and mortality burden worldwide.
It often coexists with other psychiatric disorders; however, the nature of this comorbidity is …

Aim To test if training and support, financial reimbursement and option of referring screen‐
positive patients to an internet‐based method of giving advice (eBI) can increase primary …