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  Should Abstinence be the Goal for Alcohol Treatment?

by Patricia Owen, Ph.D., M.H.A. and Alan Marlatt, Ph.D.

As part of the Clinical Controversies Series, this article addresses the issue of abstinence as a goal for individuals with alcohol dependence. Dr. Patricia Owen of the Butler Center for Research at Hazelden provides the affirmative viewpoint and rebuttal. The negative viewpoint and rebuttal is provided by Dr. Alan Marlatt of the Addictive Behaviors Research Center of the University of Washington, Seattle. A thorough examination of this issue is provided.

See:
Owen, P. O., & Marlatt, A. (2001). Should abstinence be the goal for alcohol treatment? The American Journal on Addictions, 10, 289-295.

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