August 2025 Journal Club – Apps and Websites Everywhere, Can They Stop the Drink?

Apps and Websites Everywhere, Can They Stop the Drink?
How can we better support patients in thinking about or changing their use of alcohol? In a recent newsletter, I reviewed a study showing a possible benefit of a breathalyzer-linked smartphone app among people with alcohol use disorder (Osth et al., 2025). This led me on a quest to find out if there are other evidence-based apps out there to help people contemplate and/or change their use of alcohol from those with high-risk drinking to those with dependence.