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Long-Term Strategies for Overcoming Addiction

By Elizabeth Hartney — 2020

Long-term recovery is not a final destination, but an ongoing process of facing and coping with life without retreating into addictive behaviors.

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Unable to Meet in Person, Some A.A. Members ‘Thank Zoom for Their Very Survival.’

Their meetings used to take place discreetly in the basements of churches, a spare room at the Y.M.C.A., the back of a cafe. But when the pandemic hit last spring, members of Alcoholics Anonymous and other groups of recovering substance abusers found those doors quickly shut.

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Matt Richtel
2020
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New Review Finds Alcoholics Anonymous Is Effective, But Not for Everyone

Alcoholics Anonymous may be just as good or better than scientifically proven treatments to help people quit drinking, according to a new review. But AA still doesn't work for everyone.

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Deborah Becker
2020
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Alcoholics Anonymous Is Most Effective Treatment for Addiction, Researchers Say

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), the worldwide fellowship of sobriety seekers, is the most effective path to abstinence.

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Moira McCarthy
2020
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AA, Other 12-Step Programs More Effective Than Talk Therapies

Alcoholics Anonymous and similar 12-step programs can lead to higher rates of continuous abstinence than other addiction treatment approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy, a large new study suggests.

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Linda Carroll
2020
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