[Drinking decisions: an intoxicating challenge]

As a secondary prevention program for reducing alcohol consumption, l'Alcochoix is designed to be managed by nurses. The underlying principles are those of the cognitive behavioral approach. The target population is adults who consume between 15 to 35 drinks a week but who are not considered alcoholics. Between 1995 and 1996, 207 persons from the Montreal area took part in the evaluation research to determine the efficiency of this program, which originated from Edmonton, Alberta. Consumption declined by half among the participants, three months after program completion. A companion article that describes the Edmonton experience appears in English in this issue, under the title "Drinking Decisions: An innovative approach to problem drinking."