Objective: To determine among general practitioners (GPs) by 36 GPs over 3 months, and 32% of these patients reported a reduction of alcohol consumption. 63% who attended workshop training, 57% who received oneto-one training, and 36% who received the kit by mail reported they were current users of the program at 6 months. Significantly fewer GPs who received the kit by mail reported ever using the program (59%) compared to the other groups (p0.01). Conclusion: This naturalistic study found that workshops and one-to-one training sessions in doctors' surgeries achieved greater uptake of a brief intervention for problem drinkers than distribution of a special kit by mail.