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Chapter 18 - Management of Alcohol Problems

from Section 2 - Clinical Issues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 September 2018

By
Fiona Hamilton  and
Helen Lester
Edited by
Linda Gask ,
Tony Kendrick ,
Robert Peveler  and
Carolyn A. Chew-Graham
Linda Gask
Affiliation:
University of Manchester
Tony Kendrick
Affiliation:
University of Southampton
Robert Peveler
Affiliation:
University of Southampton
Carolyn A. Chew-Graham
Affiliation:
Keele University
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Primary Care Mental Health , pp. 251 - 266
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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Further Reading and E-resources

Drug & Alcohol Findings Evidence Matrices http://findings.org.uk/

WHO www.who.int/topics/alcohol_drinking/en/

WHO information about screening and brief intervention www.who.int/substance_abuse/activities/sbi/en/

Screening tools for hazardous drinking including AUDIT, AUDIT-PC, AUDIT-C, FAST and the Modified Single Alcohol Screening Questionnaire (M-SASQ) can be downloaded from https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/alcohol-and-drug-misuse-prevention-and-treatment-guidance

General information is available on the Alcohol Concern website www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/

NICE guidance for alcohol www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg115/

An Internet calculator for number of units and calories consumed and an app to record intake is available at www.drinkaware.co.uk

Don’t Bottle It Up https://dontbottleitup.org.uk/

Soberistas http://soberistas.com/

Club Soda www.joinclubsoda.co.uk/

Down Your Drink www.downyourdrink.org.uk/

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