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Thursday, July 28, 2011

It is time for low-risk drinking goals to come out of the closet




Recovery from alcohol problems includes low-risk drinking outcomes, especially for those not severely dependent.We suggest the failure by alcohol counselors in the United States to offer low-risk drinking goals is due to their being trained through an apprenticeship model rather than an evidence-based academic model, as used to train other health professionals.


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