anchor: 52 More recently, the Substance Abuse Task Force from the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine led by D'Onofrio and colleagues emphasized that in the emergency department setting, Early intervention and appropriate referral of patients with alcohol problems have the potential to reduce alcohol-related morbidity and mortality.
positive: Early intervention and appropriate referral of patients with alcohol problems have the potential to reduce alcohol-related morbidity and mortality.
negative: Early intervention will make no difference for patients with alcohol problems.