Global alcohol consumption and harmful use of alcohol is projected to increase in the
coming decades, and most of the increase will occur in low-and middle-income countries …

Alcohol-related health problems are important public health issues and alcohol remains one
of the leading risk factors of chronic health conditions. In addition, only a small proportion of …

Abstract Background and Aims Low and middle‐income countries (LMIC) have a
disproportionately higher alcohol‐attributable disease burden, in conjunction with a minimal …

Screening and brief interventions (BI) have been shown to be effective in the management
of alcohol consumption for non-treatment-seeking heavy drinkers, who are at physical and …

The paper by McCormick et al.(2010) provides real-world examples of best practice for
implementing alcohol screening and brief intervention (SBI) in primary care. We commend …

Issues. This article traces the history of research on the development, evaluation and
implementation of alcohol brief intervention (BI) in Europe. Approach. Narrative and …

Alcohol contributes significantly to the disease and mortality burden in the WHO European
Region, and primary health care systems play an important role in reducing the impact of …

Issues. Although screening and brief intervention (BI) in the primary‐care setting reduces
unhealthy alcohol use, its efficacy among patients with dependence has not been …

Background: Robust evidence supports the effectiveness of screening and brief alcohol
interventions in primary healthcare. However, lack of understanding about their “active …

Aims The aim of this paper is to systematically review the efficacy of alcohol brief
intervention in middle-income countries. Methods Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of …