Some screening is necessary to identify excessive drinkers early in primary care

Abstract
EDITOR—In his comments on the paper by Beich et al, Rollnick refers to “a seemingly flat refusal from a group of leading European alcohol researchers to accept the validity of a qualitative study that reported concerns expressed by practitioners.” 1 2 As the researchers in question and as members of the WHO Phase IV Research Group (collaborative project on identification and management of alcohol-related problems in primary health care) whose work was …