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interventions for harmful, hazardous drinkers & mild alcohol dependence
For persons identified as harmful, hazardous drinkers & mild alcohol dependence via screening offer a session of structured brief advice on alcohol.
If structured brief advice does not lead to a reduction in harmful, hazardous & mild alcohol dependence (or if an individual wishes further input) then an extended brief intervention, has been recommended
Other psychological therapies which can be offered to harmful or mildly dependent drinkers include:
Patients who do not responded to psychological interventions alone, or specifically request a pharmacological intervention, consider offering acamprosate or oral naltrexone in combination with an individual psychological intervention (such as cognitive behavioural therapies, behavioural therapies or social network and environment-based therapies) or behavioural couples therapy (3).
Consider making a referral for specialist treatment if one or more of the following has occurred. They:
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