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February 07, 2007
12-Step Treatment More Effective than Alternative, Study Says

From Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News:

Researchers from Stanford University found that a 12-step oriented treatment program that included attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings boosted two-year sobriety rates by 30 percent compared to cognitive-behavioral (CB) programs, the BBC reported Jan. 29.

Lead study author Keith Humphreys said the spiritual dimension of AA may explain why recovering alcoholics in such programs are better able to resist the temptation to return to drinking.

The study appears in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.

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Posted on February 7, 2007 09:36 PM



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