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Saturday, April 18, 2009

PATHWAYS TO ABSTINENCE: IMPACT OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS





-The results of the present study support the efficacy of the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous to promote abstinence


-In 1992 Americans with alcohol use disorders who continued to attend AA were more likely to achieve abstinence (64%) than those who dropped out of AA (37%) or those who never attended AA (16%)

-Abstinence recovery status varies as a function of increasing age and level of severity of alcohol symptoms.


-The findings suggest that a substantial portion of the "AA drop outs" attain sobriety or abstinence after a period of AA membership and maintain their abstinence without AA


- The unmet need for AA referral is concentrated in the younger age groups, 35% in the 18-29 years group and 30% in the 30-39 years age group.


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