I'm interested in information about long-term recovery but there don't seem to be many statistics about it. I mean official/scientific stats, not those claimed by treatment centres that are selling their services.
But I found this information from Alcohol Concern which is a British charity that provides various services to people with alcohol problems.
http://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/fil...nt%20final.pdf
One thing it explains is that scientific studies on treatment are few and far between because it's not ethical to have a control group who are not given treatment. Makes sense!
Some of the stats it has compiled from various sources about the efficacy of different treatments include:
Counselling: progress towards client's drinking goal - 65%
Home detox: 37% of individuals receiving home detoxification had maintained abstinence throughout the follow-up period of 6 months
Day care: At 3-12 months after leaving day care, the outcome of maintaining abstinence was achieved by 56% of the clients taking part in the study
Residential rehab: During 18 months of follow up, 54.6% of the clients of residential care said that they were still abstinent.
Summary
There are many treatments available to excessive drinkers and studies show they have good results in reducing alcohol consumption, reducing alcohol related harm and improving quality of life.
The different treatments available are not necessarily comparable in terms of efficacy as outcome is often dependent on the suitability of the treatment for the client.
Overcoming alcohol problems is a long-term process for most people and individuals may relapse and require encouragement to attempt to reduce or stop drinking again.
But I found this information from Alcohol Concern which is a British charity that provides various services to people with alcohol problems.
http://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/fil...nt%20final.pdf
One thing it explains is that scientific studies on treatment are few and far between because it's not ethical to have a control group who are not given treatment. Makes sense!
Some of the stats it has compiled from various sources about the efficacy of different treatments include:
Counselling: progress towards client's drinking goal - 65%
Home detox: 37% of individuals receiving home detoxification had maintained abstinence throughout the follow-up period of 6 months
Day care: At 3-12 months after leaving day care, the outcome of maintaining abstinence was achieved by 56% of the clients taking part in the study
Residential rehab: During 18 months of follow up, 54.6% of the clients of residential care said that they were still abstinent.
Summary
There are many treatments available to excessive drinkers and studies show they have good results in reducing alcohol consumption, reducing alcohol related harm and improving quality of life.
The different treatments available are not necessarily comparable in terms of efficacy as outcome is often dependent on the suitability of the treatment for the client.
Overcoming alcohol problems is a long-term process for most people and individuals may relapse and require encouragement to attempt to reduce or stop drinking again.
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