Evaluating Alcohol Use in Alcoholic Liver Disease

This is a longitudinal observational study. Subjects with a diagnosis of alcoholic liver disease (acute alcoholic hepatitis or alcoholic cirrhosis) who present to Weill Cornell Medical Center or Columbia University Medical Center New York Presbyterian Hospital or the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Clinic will be invited to join this study, which entails a survey at baseline and follow-up at 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18 months and then at 2, 5, and 10 years. Follow-up will consist of a chart review, a phone or in person interview, and most recent clinic visit interview for alcohol recidivism. The clinical providers will be blinded to the survey results.