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| ‘Dangerous data’: drinking after dependence | ||
| First cracked
in 1960s London, the orthodoxy that abstinence is the only acceptable and
feasible treatment goal for ‘alcoholics’ seemed shattered in 1973 by
evidence that even physically dependent patients could learn to drink in
moderation. Controversy was fierce, reaching the US Congress, TV networks
and the courts. Underlying it were alternate visions of dependence as a
distinct disorder characterised by inevitable loss of control, or one end
of a continuum of learnt behaviour which even at its most extreme can be
replaced by moderation. Explore the fascinating history and the contested
research behind an issue facing every dependent drinker starting
treatment. Click button below to read more. | ||
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