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Expanded Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention to Address Premature Mortality

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2026.2348

July 31, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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In decision analytical model expanding ASBI delivery in primary care was projected to reduce premature mortality and may represent an important strategy for improving population health. Substantial expansion had measurable but modest potential to narrow socioeconomic inequalities in premature mortality from causes of death associated with alcohol use.

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Corresponding Author: Charlotte Probst, PhD, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College St, Toronto, ON M5T 1R8, Canada (charlotte.probst@camh.ca).

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