What do systematic reviews say?

Brief intervention vs brief advice, information, or assessment only

• Psychosocial and pharmacologic interventions to reduce harmful alcohol use in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  17 studies · 3913 participants
  Very low
• Psychosocial and pharmacologic interventions to reduce harmful alcohol use in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 1349 participants
  Very low

Brief intervention vs brief advice, information, or assessment only

• Psychosocial and pharmacologic interventions to reduce harmful alcohol use in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  12 studies · 5380 participants
  Very low

Brief intervention vs treatment

Brief intervention (BI) showed no clear difference in decreased alcohol use compared with treatment (low certainty).

• Psychosocial interventions to reduce alcohol consumption in concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.09 [0.62, 1.92]
  1 study · 110 participants
  Low
• Psychosocial interventions to reduce alcohol consumption in concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.13 [0.67, 1.93]
  1 study · 110 participants
  Low

Brief intervention vs treatment

Brief intervention (BI) showed no clear difference in retention compared with treatment (low certainty).

• Psychosocial interventions to reduce alcohol consumption in concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.94 [0.78, 1.13]
  3 studies · 190 participants
  Low

Brief intervention vs treatment

• Psychosocial interventions to reduce alcohol consumption in concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 170 participants
  Low

Brief intervention vs treatment

• Psychosocial interventions to reduce alcohol consumption in concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 110 participants
  Low

Brief intervention vs treatment

• Psychosocial interventions to reduce alcohol consumption in concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 110 participants
  Low
• Psychosocial interventions to reduce alcohol consumption in concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 110 participants
  Low