Motivation to change_ drinking_ behavior

Acesse: Motivation to change drinking behavior: the differences between alcohol users from an outpatient gastroenterology clinic and a specialist alcohol treatment service

Motivation to change drinking behavior: the differences between alcohol users from an outpatient gastroenterology clinic and a
specialist alcohol treatment service

Neliana Buzi Figlie, John Dunn, Luis Cláudio Santoro Gomes, Janaina Turisco, Roberta Payá, Ronaldo Laranjeira
Sao Paulo Med J. 2005;123(5):223-Universidade Federal de São Paulo — Escola Paulista de Medicina,
São Paulo, Brazil

Up to 80% of people with alcohol problems do not seek help from either specialist treatment services or self-help groups.1 However, untreated alcoholics incur general health care costs that are at least 100% higher than those for non-alcoholics, and this disparity may have existed for as long as 10 years prior to treatment entry.2 Most alcohol users will access either general medical services or social services during this time.1,3