Does alcohol abstinence work?

Expecting Alcohol Abstinence Does Not Work The HAMS Network brings harm reduction theory to problem drinkers Alcoholics Anonymous and the 12 step method have entered and stubbornly refuse to leave the public consciousness. read more

Abstinence in cases of depression- or stress-related drinking may again be the best approach, as getting the alcohol out of the brain tends to reduce depressive symptoms. Researchers discovered in one study, for example, that 42 percent of about 200 alcoholics in treatment for alcoholism were depressed when they first started treatment. read more