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Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Vital Signs - Awareness: Counseling by Phone Benefits Drinkers

By ERIC NAGOURNEY
Published: August 7, 2007

Experience has shown that even a few short discussions with a health professional can help a problem drinker. But sometimes people who could benefit from the talks are unable to come in or reluctant to do so.

Maybe they do not have to, says a new study that found that counseling by telephone could be effective in curbing excessive drinking.

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