Expressive writing may help reduce negative alcohol-related consequences among people prone to heavy drinking

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Writing about a drinking experience that went badly and associated feelings of guilt was linked to reduced negative alcohol-related consequences over the next year in a trial involving college students. Expressive writing may offer a fresh approach to brief alcohol interventions, which aim to motivate changes in drinking behaviors. It has been somewhat effective as a brief intervention for…

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