Old 08-29-2011, 10:10 AM
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Terminally Unique
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I posted this on another thread, but this is applicable here, since the premise of AVRT is self-recovery via instruction on planned, permanent abstinence modeled after the way people naturally recover, and some have inquired as to how effective that can be.

Contrary to what many would say, the majority of those suffering from alcohol dependence (alcoholics) do not recover using any program or treatment. The majority of alcoholics actually recover completely on their own. By sheer numbers and by percentage, no program or treatment to date can come close to matching the prevalence of self-recovery.
Originally Posted by NIAAA Spectrum
About 75 percent of persons who recover from alcohol dependence do so without seeking any kind of help, including specialty alcohol (rehab) programs and AA. Only 13 percent of people with alcohol dependence ever receive specialty alcohol treatment.
This is an hour-long lecture on the findings given by Mark L. Willenbring, MD, director of the division of treatment and recovery research at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA):
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