Abhijit NadkarniAssociate Professor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Co-Director, Addictions Research Group, Sangath, India

Cheers to Challenges

Counselling for harmful drinking in Goa, India

Pic Credits: Sonia Fillinto

Pic Credits: Sonia Fillinto

Pic Credits: Sonia Fillinto

Pic Credits: Sonia Fillinto

Pic Credits: Sonia Fillinto

Pic Credits: Sonia Fillinto

Pic Credits: Sonia Fillinto

Pic Credits: Sonia Fillinto

Effect of CAP+EUC

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CAP+EUC EUC

% n

on-d

rinke

rs

Daily standard ethanol @ 3 months

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CAP+EUC EUC

Daily standard ethanol @ 12 months

3.0 (1.8, 5.1); p<0.0001 1.9 (1.2 , 3.1); p=0.008

Remission Rates (AUDIT < 8)

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.4.6

AUD

IT R

emis

sion

%

0 3 6 9 12Time since enrolment (in months)

EUC arm CAP arm95% CI

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Key conclusions

Brief psychological treatment for harmful drinking, is acceptable, feasible, and cost-effective, when delivered by the non-specialist health workers in routine health care settings in treatment naïve populations

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Thank You

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