Brief Interventions for Risky Drinkers

• Main Author: Antoni Gual (auth)
• Other Authors: Peter Anderson (auth), Jillian Reynolds (auth), Hugo Lopez-Pelayo (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Medicine; brief intervention; hazardous drinking; brief advice; Alcohol Drinking; At-risk drinking
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Alcohol is the sixth leading risk factor for disability and premature death all over the world, and one of the leading causes of premature mortality in western societies; it is a leading risk factor for death in young and middle-age males. Heavy drinking accounts for about two thirds of the burden o...