Introduction
AUDs, liver and cardiovascular diseases
DISEASE, DISORDERS
Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are major contributors to US disease burden (eg, liver and cardiovascular diseases and cancers).Conceptualization and testing of ED screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (ED-SBIRT) for alcohol use, which began more than 20 years ago, has provided an opportunity to identify and address patients with AUDs in the ED.High-quality systematic reviewsIn the ED, routine implementation of SBIRT lags behind national guidelines.Despite studies reporting that US Latinos are less likely to receive alcohol intervention,