Heavy drinking and alcohol use disorder are major public health problems. Practitioners not
specialising in alcohol treatment are often unaware of the guidelines for preventing …

The goal of this guideline1 is to improve the quality of care and treatment outcomes for
patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD), as defined by DSM-5 (American Psychiatric …

We conducted a systematic literature review on substance misuse, abuse, and dependence
in women veterans, including National Guard/reserve members. We identified 837 articles …

Background: Substance use, a leading cause of illness and death, is underidentified in
medical practice. Objective: The Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription medication, and other …

Background HIV infected (HIV+) individuals may be more susceptible to alcohol-related
harm than uninfected individuals. Methods We analyzed data on HIV+ and uninfected …

Importance Guidelines recommend that adult patients receive screening for alcohol and
drug use during primary care visits, but the adoption of screening in routine practice remains …

Importance Unhealthy alcohol use is common and affects morbidity and mortality but is often
neglected in medical settings, despite guidelines for both prevention and treatment …

We evaluated associations between levels of alcohol use and HIV care continuum
components using national Veterans Aging Cohort Study data for all patients with HIV and …

Background Very brief single-item screening questions (SISQs) for alcohol and other drug
use can facilitate screening in health care settings, but are not widely used. Self …

Background Substance use and related disorders are common among US Veterans, but the
population burden of has never been directly assessed among Veterans Health …