Text Messages From The ER Can Reduce Binge Drinking

Friday, July 11, 2014 - 12:01 in Psychology & Sociology

Imagine getting this text message when you are at the pub tonight: "Looking forward to seeing you at 2 AM - General Hospital". Creepy, but it may work.  Young adults who screened positive for a history of hazardous or binge drinking reduced their binge drinking by more than 50 percent after receiving mobile phone text messages following a visit to the emergency department, according to a new paper.  read more

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