From Brown Alumni magazine:

“A Cheaper Way to Quit: New study finds therapy with medication may be the key to sobriety

Think it takes a month in detox to quit drinking? Think again. The largest-ever study of alcohol treatment programs, whose results were published in the March Journal of the AmericanMedical Association, found that the disease responds best to the same approach used to treat hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, or any other illness with a behavioral component: medication and regular visits with a counselor or medical professional.”

 More here…

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