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- Title
Alcoholism Treatment.
- Abstract
This article reports the conclusions reached by the Human Relations Area Files through a review of studies bearing on the effectiveness of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and counseling in the treatment of alcoholism in the U.S. The effectiveness of these two approaches is a key issue, as more than 50 percent of the 2 million people treated for alcoholism are involved in one or both of these types of programs. There is no scientific evidence that AA is more effective than other approaches used in alcoholism treatment. The majority of people who turn to AA for help with their abusive drinking drop out of the program before they become meaningfully involved in it. In this regard, AA is much like other programs, which also suffer from high dropout rates.
- Subjects
UNITED States; ALCOHOLISM; ALCOHOL drinking; PEOPLE with alcoholism; SUBSTANCE abuse
- Publication
Society, 1984, Vol 21, Issue 5, p3
- ISSN
0147-2011
- Publication type
Article