Yup, clicked through here to see if anyone was talking about this.
I always hear people throwing around things like "the only way is abstinence". As if addiction is a binary thing, and is always caused by "a predisposition to addiction" itself, and can never have any other causes. I think marketing of programs like AA has pushed this narrative, with little to no evidence to back it up.
Until I see a study that definitively shows that any further alcohol consumption after treatment will nearly always devolve back into abuse, I'm not buying it.
Did they keep track of any people who went through any programs (AA or otherwise), and ended up with only occasional consumption without the abuse? Doesn't seem like they even took down any data on this.
I see a sibling comment condescendingly hand-waving these questions away, with no evidence to back it up, and it makes me sad that our ability to treat alcohol abuse is so hobbled by hearsay.
I always hear people throwing around things like "the only way is abstinence". As if addiction is a binary thing, and is always caused by "a predisposition to addiction" itself, and can never have any other causes. I think marketing of programs like AA has pushed this narrative, with little to no evidence to back it up.
Until I see a study that definitively shows that any further alcohol consumption after treatment will nearly always devolve back into abuse, I'm not buying it.
Did they keep track of any people who went through any programs (AA or otherwise), and ended up with only occasional consumption without the abuse? Doesn't seem like they even took down any data on this.
I see a sibling comment condescendingly hand-waving these questions away, with no evidence to back it up, and it makes me sad that our ability to treat alcohol abuse is so hobbled by hearsay.