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Patients with Alcohol Problems in the Emergency Department, Part 2: Intervention and Referral |
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| Authors: | Gail D'Onofrio MD Edward Bernstein MD Judith Bernstein PhD Robert H. Woolard MD Phillip A. Brewer MD Sandra A. Craig MD Brian J. Zink MD for the SAEM Substance Abuse Task Force |
| Affiliation: | Section of Emergency Medicine, Yale University,. School of Medicine, New Haven, CT;Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA;Department of Maternal and Child Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA;Department of Emergency Medicine, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI;Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC;Section of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI. |
| Abstract: | Abstract. Early intervention and appropriate referral of patients with alcohol problems have the potential to reduce alcohol-related morbidity and mortality. Part 1 of this series introduced screening tools that can be applied in the ED to allow early detection of at-risk drinkers. This article was developed by members of the SAEM Substance Abuse Task Force and describes assessment and intervention techniques once the at-risk or dependent drinkers has been identified. Appropriate aftercare and referral of patients found to have alcohol problems are also discussed. |
| Keywords: | alcohol abuse ED screening intervention ED referral. ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 1998 5:1210–1217 |