M Claire Greene, Jeremy Kane, Michelle Alto, Ali Giusto, Kathryn Lovero, Melissa Stockton, Jasmine McClendon, Terriann Nicholson, Milton L Wainberg, Renee M Johnson, Wietse Anton Tol
BACKGROUND: Harmful alcohol use is defined as unhealthy alcohol use that results in adverse physical, psychological, social, or societal consequences and is among the leading risk factors for disease, disability and premature mortality globally. The burden of harmful alcohol use is increasing in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and there remains a large unmet need for indicated prevention and treatment interventions to reduce harmful alcohol use in these settings. Evidence regarding which interventions are effective and feasible for addressing harmful and other patterns of unhealthy alcohol use in LMICs is limited, which contributes to this gap in services...
May 9, 2023: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews