Young adults today are digital natives—naturally fluent with devices and online platforms—so some of their most effective behavioral-health interventions will likely arrive in their pockets via text, ...

Background: The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening adults, including pregnant women, for unhealthy alcohol use and providing brief behavioral counseling when risky ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A brief intervention reduced the frequency of alcohol use by 40% among high-risk teens with chronic medical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you're worried about an elderly parent or grandparent's substance use, you're not alone. Americans over the age of 65 should ...

Few people in the US discuss their alcohol use in primary care; a practice facilitation shows promise in increasing screening.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Weekly alcohol consumption was 11 g lower among students exposed to the intervention. Consumption was even lower ...

August 3, 2010 — In teenagers visiting the emergency department (ED), a 35-minute intervention involving therapist counseling may reduce violence-related outcomes at 3 months, whereas a therapist or a ...

Studies using brief and ultra-brief interventions more consistently resulted in positive r ...

AAFP releases manual for alcohol screenings The AAFP has created an alcohol screening practice manual to help family physicians prevent alcohol misuse. The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) ...

A machine learning analysis identified certain behavior profiles that predict a preference for alcohol in adolescent mice, ...

If you’re worried about an elderly parent or grandparent’s substance use, you’re not alone. Americans over the age of 65 should limit their weekly alcohol consumption to no more than seven drinks, ...