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Alcohol use Adults

Following up a positive alcohol screen

If an alcohol-screening test is positive, the next step should be a proper assessment, not silence.

43% of the time this step is missed

The silent should: If an alcohol-screening test is positive, the next step should be a proper assessment, not silence.

In our analysis of de-identified U.S. psychiatric records, this step was missing 43% of the time it should have happened.

This page is information to help you ask questions — it is not medical advice, and you should never start, stop, or change a medication on your own. Bring these questions to your clinician.

Questions for your doctor the next time you see them

Copy a line and ask it — these are questions, never instructions to change treatment.

  • My alcohol screening was positive - what are the next steps?
  • Can we talk about support or treatment options?

This page is informational and not medical advice. It describes care patterns across a population, not your situation. Bring these questions to a clinician who knows you.

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