Alcohol | Reducing the Harm Caused by Drinking Can Be an Effective Treatment
Stanton Peele argues in the following viewpoint that while some alcoholics can never achieve total abstinence, harm reduction is a valuable treatment strategy that can protect them from the worst consequences of their alcohol abuse. Further, he contends that brief interventions with a trained counselor can have a more positive impact on an alcoholic than months or years of “recovering” in a group setting such as Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Stanton Peele, a psychologist and researcher specializing in drug and alcohol addiction, is the author of The Diseasing of America: How We...
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