Screening and Counseling for Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Primary Care Practices.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Unhealthy alcohol use is a leading cause of preventable deaths and is associated with many societal and health problems. Fewer than one-third of people who visit primary care practices in the US are asked about or ever discuss alcohol use with a health professional.

Objective

To evaluate the association between primary care practice facilitation and adoption of evidence-based screening and brief counseling for unhealthy alcohol use.

Design, setting, and participants

The Stop Unhealthy Alcohol Use Now (STUN) single arm, multi-site implementation study was performed at 21 primary care practices across North Carolina between February 1, 2020, and September 1, 2023.

Intervention

Enrolled practices received 12 months of the practice facilitation implement

SUBMITTER: Jonas DE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12828630 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature