1. Alcohol and Health: What Is the Problem? National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cutting Back: A Sensible Approach to Drinking and Health

2. Define problem Identify risk & protective factors Develop & test prevention strategies Assure widespread adoption Public Health Model

5. U.S. population 100%

6. Alcohol Dependent 4%

7. 25% Risky Drinking (Not Dependent)

8. 6 1

10. So, how much is risky?

11. Healthy Men ≤ 64 Weekly up to 14 drinks Daily up to 4 drinks Must meet both limits

12. Healthy Women & Men ≥ 65 Must meet both limits Weekly up to 7 drinks Daily up to 3 drinks

13. risky drinkers low risk dependent drinkers

14. observe limits abstinence decrease or stop

15. primary prevention bi + referral to treatment brief intervention

16. Alcohol: What’s the Problem? alcoholism risky drinking

17. Dan Hungerford, DrPH Epidemiologist DHungerford @ cdc.gov More resources at http://www.cdc.gov/injuryresponse/alcohol-screening/index.html