METHODS: Two sites of the national VA Hepatitis C Resource Center, including Minneapolis and Portland will enroll 136 men, women, and minority veterans who are HCV positive, have an alcohol use disorder and are currently drinking. Participants will be recruited from the hepatitis clinics at each site after they have received two sessions of care from hepatitis clinicians. Subjects will be eligible for enrollment in the study if they are drinking at least 7 drinks per week over the preceding 2-weeks. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: a 4-week session MET or a 4 session health education control intervention. Follow-up data will be collected at 3 and 6 month interviews by a blinded interviewer assessing current alcohol use. Secondary outcomes including stage of change, data regarding enrollment and attendance in separate substance abuse treatment or self-help programs (Alcoholics Anonymous) will be collected from participants' medical record. HCV viral titers will be obtained at baseline and 6-months. Percent CDT and ethyl glucuronide will be measured to confirm self-reported alcohol use at each study visit. The primary outcome (efficacy of MET in reducing alcohol use) data will be analyzed using mixed effect models if the data are normally distributed and generalized estimated equations if the data are non-normally distributed.