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Alcohol-use disorders: prevention

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2010)

NICE - N/A

Evidence Categories

Care setting: Healthcare Setting
Care setting: Community setting
Population group: Adults
Population group: General Population
Population group: Children & Young adults
Intervention: Changing attitudes and social norms around alcohol
Intervention: Fostering safe and supportive environments
Intervention: Reducing alcohol affordability
Intervention: Supporting behaviour change
Outcome: Abstinence from alcohol
Outcome: Changes to frequency/amount of alcohol use

Type of Evidence

Guidance

Overview

This guideline covers alcohol problems among people over 10. It aims to prevent and identify such problems as early as possible using a mix of policy and practice.

Recommendations

This guideline includes recommendations on:

price, availability and marketing
licensing
supporting children and young people aged 10 to 15 years
screening young people aged 16 and 17 years and offering them extended brief interventions
screening adults and offering them brief advice and interventions
referral