Brief intervention is a term used to describe primary care settings, accident and emergency,antenatal care, probation services,prisons and police stations.These interventions which are usually done by health workers,social workers,ambulance crew,physicians can take place within the context of a typical consultation session following assessment or screening. They tend to be brief raising the subject for the minimal time possible with less that 4 sessions. Miller and Sanchez (1993) enumerated six elements commonly included in brief interventions that have been shown to be effective. The format used for an effective brief intervention typically involves certain elements which are conveyed by the FRAMES mode.These are summarised as: Feedback,
