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Drug Abuse
Alcoholics Anonymous, other meetings benefit diverse groups after treatment
August 28th, 2006
Alcoholics Anonymous and other mutual-help groups seem to help people recover from alcoholism no matter what their religious beliefs and gender, or whether or not they have mental disorders, according a new study released. The 3-year study of 227 recovering alcoholics who went through treatment showed that greater attendance of AA or other meetings following treatment resulted in improved rates of abstinence or in less intensive alcohol consumption in the event of relapse. These beneficial effects were not influenced by gender, religious preferences, psychiatric disorders or whether the patient had prior attendance at AA or other groups. The study is...
Source: Mental Health Weekly Digest (2006-08-28)
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