Single Question Can Identify Unhealthy Alcohol Use In Patients
Sunday, March 15, 2009 - 17:28
in Health & Medicine
Researchers at Boston Medical Center have found that a single-screening question recommended by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism accurately identifies unhealthy alcohol use in primary-care patients. The recommended question asks, "How many times in the past year have you had X or more drinks in a day?" (where X is 5 for men and 4 for women).