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Target Audience: Primary care clinicians
The USPSTF updated its 2013 recommendations on screening for alcohol misuse (now termed “unhealthy alcohol use”). Unhealthy use is defined as >4 drinks daily or 14 drinks weekly for men aged 18–64, and >3 drinks daily or 7 weekly for adult women (or men aged ≥65). Any use is considered unhealthy in pregnant women.
The USPSTF recommends primary care screening for unhealthy alcohol use in adults, including pregnant women (B recommendation).
Brief counseling interventions in primary care settings are recommended for patients who screen positive (B recommendation).
Any of several brief screening instruments can be used (…