The Veterans Health Administration (VA) recently replaced a program of annual screening for alcohol use disorders 10 with a program of annual screening for alcohol misuse (risky drinking and alcohol ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Alcohol use disorder is estimated to affect nearly 30% of Americans, and is a major contributing factor to disease, disability, and death. Less than 20% of those people are ever ...

The usefulness of many screening instruments for alcohol-use disorders may be limited to certain populations. New research compares the performance of a two short screening instruments, RAPS4 and CAGE ...

Screening and follow-up for unhealthy alcohol use are low among plan members. Use of standardized screening tools, documentation, and care for alcohol misuse need improvement. Objectives: Alcohol ...