Alcoholics' Patterns of Controlled Drinking
Abstract
Groups of seven to ten volunteer alcoholic patients were studied and treated on a closed ward where alcohol was available. Of 66 patients who completed the program, 44 percent did not drink at any time, 33 percent drank throughout the drinking phase of the program, and 23 percent began drinking and then stopped. The results of this study question the assumption that drinking by alcoholics necessarily results in irresistible craving, more drinking, and loss of control. The authors point out the need for research into the circumstances and maneuvers that influence resistance to drinking.
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