12-Step Programs Offer Broad Benefits, Study Says
From Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News:
A study of Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step oriented self-help programs finds that they can help most people recover from alcoholism, even those who are not religious or have mental-health problems.
The Pacific Institute on Research and Education (PIRE) reported that researchers tracked a group of 227 alcoholics over three years and found that those who had attended AA or other self-help programs after treatment had higher rates of abstinence, and drank less if they did relapse.
"Not only do we need to get more addicts engaged in these groups, but we also need to gather evidence on this issue and make sure that the public, policy-makers and practitioners know about it."
Added co-author John F. Kelly: "There is a clear dose-response relationship: If you don't go to any meetings, you have the worst outcomes.
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