Saturday, February 15, 2014

Alcoholism persists

Barron Lerner writes that
ittle has changed through the years in our beliefs about alcoholism and what we can do about it.

According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, there are a series of genes that are responsible for roughly half the risk of someone becoming an alcoholic.

AA is still the main resource for alcoholics, but
A.A.’s ability to maintain ongoing sobriety among its participants is only about 10 percent, although certain populations, with stronger social supports, do better.

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