Alcohol Intervention Proves Successful in Humanitarian Aid Setting

A new randomized trial offers some of the strongest evidence yet that structured alcohol-reduction care can work in humanitarian settings where specialized services are scarce. Conducted in the Mantapala refugee settlement in northern Zambia, the study reports a durable reduction in alcohol use using an approach built around SBIRT—screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment. … Continue reading Alcohol Intervention Proves Successful in Humanitarian Aid Setting