It appears that counselling by people who are not health care providers has an impact on those with alcohol use disorder. A similar intervention works for depression.

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(16)32566-1/fulltext?utm_source=IHP+Newsletter&utm_campaign=1ecb00fc02-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_16&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_14504ce43d-1ecb00fc02-248188161

Has this approach been piloted in Myanmar?

Jamie