AAFP Issues Final Recommendation on Screening, Counseling for Alcohol Misuse

The AAFP has updated its recommendations regarding screening and behavioral counseling interventions in primary care to reduce alcohol misuse. The Academy now recommends that family physicians and other health professionals screen all adults 18 and older for alcohol misuse and provide individuals engaged in risky or hazardous drinking with brief behavioral counseling to reduce alcohol misuse. The recommendation also states that, although the Academy recognizes the avoidance of alcohol products by adolescents aged 12-17 years is desirable, the effectiveness of physician advice and counseling in this area is uncertain.
Source: AAFP Health of the Public - Category: Primary Care Source Type: news