http://www.netvouz.com/docalex/tag/abstinence?feed=rss docalex's bookmarks tagged "abstinence" on Netvouz http://alcoholism.about.com/b/a/237721.htm A nine-year study of chronic alcoholics in Europe, where alcohol-deterrent drugs such as disulfiram (Antabuse) and calcium carbimide (Temposil) are more widely used than in the United States, shows that the psychological effects of long-term treatment can produce abstinence rates... Substance abuse, Abstinence, Harm Reduction docalex Sat, 01 Apr 2006 01:48:59 GMT http://casaa.unm.edu/posters/Whatever%20Happened%20to%20Controlled%20Drinking.pdf In the '60s and '70s, the topic of controlled drinking as an intervention goal was a flashpoint for controversy. Three decades later, moderate problem-free drinking is widely reported as a treatment outcome, and has become a mainstream early intervention goal. -- Even when the announced treatment goal is abstention, about 10% of treated cases are found to be drinking moderately at follow-up. Empirical guidelines are presented for estimating the probability of a client succeeding with moderation versus abstinence, based on scores from the Alcohol Dependence Scale and the MAST. Substance abuse, Abstinence, Harm Reduction docalex Sat, 18 Feb 2006 02:28:18 GMT