Managed alcohol compared with brief intervention, moderate drinking, 12‐step programme and no intervention for alcohol abuse

Patient or population: vulnerable people age 18 years or older at high risk of alcohol abuse

Settings: any

Intervention: managed alcohol

Comparison: brief intervention, moderate drinking, 12‐step programme and no intervention

Reduction in incidence of harmful behaviour

(binge drinking, substance abuse, violence/aggression,

drinking non‐beverage alcohol, failure to adhere to medication,

incarceration, death, reduction in drinking ‐ self reported

or programme data, abstinence)

Reduction in incidence of anti‐social behaviour, begging,

violence, aggression, sex trade work, criminal activity,

disruption in the community, public inebriation,

social functioning