Alcohol is the most abused licit psychoactive drugs that affect a person’s ability to think rationally and distorts their judgement and can lead to fatalities and long-term serious diseases if consumed excessively over a long period of time. Alcohol beverages with varied percentage content are consumed globally during religious, social and cultural events, festivals and other occasions. The use of alcoholic beverages has been an integral part of many cultures for thousands of years (McGovern, 2009). Over centuries, there have been ongoing measures, research, interventions and policies which are aimed at promoting the moderate use of alcohol with a particular emphasis on preventing or reducing undesired outcomes. According to WHO worldwide alcohol
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Brief interventions are usually held as the first point of contact brief sessions in primary care settings, accident and emergency, antenatal care, probation services, prisons and police station, alcohol rehabilitation centres and drop in centres. A lot of research not only shows that brief interventions yield better results than no intervention, but are better than some traditional treatments or long-term counselling. They tend to be brief in raising the subject and asking relevant questions. They are usually not less than 5 minutes, but certainly not exceeding 20 minutes. Miller and Sanchez (1993) enumerated six key components commonly included in brief interventions that have been shown to be effective. The six essential elements can be summarised by the acronym FRAMES: Feedback, Responsibility, Advice, Menu, Empathy, and …show more content…
ADVICE to change nevertheless, all of the interventions described in these studies have contained explicit verbal or written advice to reduce or stop drinking. consequences of drug use are always worse than the problem one is trying to solve with them Advice has, in fact, sometimes been described as the essence of the brief intervention (Edwards et al., 1977; Orford & Edwards, 1977). A MENU of alternative change options Self-help resources have typically described not one, but an array of alternative strategies for reducing drinking (Heather et al., 1989; Miller & Mofioz, 1982; Robertson & Heather, 1986). Brief interventions, as described in these studies, have seldom prescribed a single approach, but have advised either a general goal or a range of options. Presumably, this increases the likelihood that an individual will find an approach appropriate and acceptable to his or her own situation“…yet as your [doctor, pharmacist, health care worker] I strongly advise you to limit your drinking or stop altogether to reduce the
Brief interventions are usually held as the first point of contact brief sessions in primary care settings, accident and emergency, antenatal care, probation services, prisons and police station, alcohol rehabilitation centres and drop in centres. A lot of research not only shows that brief interventions yield better results than no intervention, but are better than some traditional treatments or long-term counselling. They tend to be brief in raising the subject and asking relevant questions. They are usually not less than 5 minutes, but certainly not exceeding 20 minutes. Miller and Sanchez (1993) enumerated six key components commonly included in brief interventions that have been shown to be effective. The six essential elements can be summarised by the acronym FRAMES: Feedback, Responsibility, Advice, Menu, Empathy, and …show more content…
ADVICE to change nevertheless, all of the interventions described in these studies have contained explicit verbal or written advice to reduce or stop drinking. consequences of drug use are always worse than the problem one is trying to solve with them Advice has, in fact, sometimes been described as the essence of the brief intervention (Edwards et al., 1977; Orford & Edwards, 1977). A MENU of alternative change options Self-help resources have typically described not one, but an array of alternative strategies for reducing drinking (Heather et al., 1989; Miller & Mofioz, 1982; Robertson & Heather, 1986). Brief interventions, as described in these studies, have seldom prescribed a single approach, but have advised either a general goal or a range of options. Presumably, this increases the likelihood that an individual will find an approach appropriate and acceptable to his or her own situation“…yet as your [doctor, pharmacist, health care worker] I strongly advise you to limit your drinking or stop altogether to reduce the