Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care To Reduce Alcohol Misuse: Recommendation Statement U.S. Preventive Services Task Force* This statement summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

(USPSTF) recommendations on behavioral counseling interven-tions to reduce alcohol misuse in primary care patients and up-dates the 1996 recommendations on this topic. The complete information on which this statement is based, including evidence tables and references, is available in the accompanying article in this issue and in the systematic evidence review on this topic. The complete USPSTF recommendation statement (which includes a brief review of the supporting evidence), the accompanying jour-nal article, and the complete systematic evidence review are avail-able through the USPSTF Web site (www.preventiveservices.ahr-q.gov). The journal article and the USPSTF recommendation statement are available in print through the Agency for Healthcar