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#19 Unhealthy Alcohol Use: 5 Pearls segment

Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast

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Understanding Alcohol Use Disorder

This chapter explores the changing language around alcohol consumption, focusing on the shift to recognizing alcohol use disorder and unhealthy drinking patterns. It stresses the need for effective screening methods in primary care to address high-risk drinking, highlighting the limitations of traditional tools like the CAGE questionnaire and advocating for the more effective AUDIT-C tool.

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