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What can I do if a patients AUDIT-C score was high because they were a heavy drinker in the past year but now are no longer drinking?

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What can I do if a patients AUDIT-C score was high because they were a heavy drinker in the past year but now are no longer drinking?

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Patients who stop heavy drinking are at high risk for relapse and their providers should monitor their alcohol use carefully. These patients should be encouraged to maintain healthy changes with explicit advice to continue to abstain, or at minimum, to drink below recommended limits.