Why the study?
Does the abstinence-based method of addictions treatment improve abstinence and psychosocial/medical status in patients with alcohol and drug addictions?
Does the abstinence-based method of addictions treatment improve abstinence and psychosocial/medical status in patients with alcohol and drug addictions?
Abstinence-based methods are effective for treating alcohol and drug addictions.
Abstinence-based methods may aid addiction recovery; leaves open the need for randomized trials to confirm efficacy.
The abstinence-based method of addictions treatment is the dominant form of clinical treatment for alcohol and drug addictions. Controlled and large scale evaluation studies have shown the abstinence-based methods to be effective in promoting abstinence, improved psychosocial and medical status.
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