Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of Binge Drinkers Associated with Lack of Efficacy of Brief Intervention and Medical Advice

  1. Gabriel Rubio 1
  2. Juan A. López-Rodríguez 1
  3. Pilar Zuluaga
  4. Guillermo Ponce 1
  5. Isabel Martínez-Gras 1
  6. Miguel Ángel Jiménez-Arriero 1
  1. 1 Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
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    Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

    Madrid, España

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Journal:
Adicciones: Revista de socidrogalcohol

ISSN: 0214-4840

Year of publication: 2015

Volume: 27

Issue: 2

Pages: 90-98

Type: Article

DOI: 10.20882/ADICCIONES.694 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

Brief Counseling Intervention (BCI) and Medical advice (MA) are psychotherapeutic approaches used for the treatment of binge drinkers in Primary Care. Although binge drinking is a common pattern of alcohol misuse in Europe and in the US, no studies have evaluated those subjects who do not respond to Brief Counseling Interventions or Medical Advice. Objective . To determine the clinical and demographic characteristics of binge drinkers in whom BCI or MA are not effective in reducing harmful alcohol use. Methods . This is a secondary analysis of data from a randomized alcohol brief intervention trial with a 12-month follow-up period. A total of 674 subjects (89%) participated right through to the end of the study. The primary outcome measure was change in harmful alcohol use from baseline to 12 months. Results . The strongest baseline predictors of harmful alcohol use during follow-up were educational status, young adults, and high number of cigarettes smoked, present family history of alcoholism, treatment condition and number of drinks per episode of binge drinking. Conclusions . Binge drinkers are a heterogeneous group that responds to brief intervention or MA but in a subgroup of them these interventions fail to prevent harmful alcohol use. Other interventions should be implemented for these subjects.

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