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A Sea Change in the Treatment of Alcoholism
Posted on September 07, 2008
More on recovery in a tribal community: Factors Associated with Remission From Alcohol Dependence in an American Indian Community Group, by Gilder et al. (1) is a well designed and carefully implemented study that provides valuable new information for American Indian communities but also for society at large. Perhaps the most salient finding is the relatively high rate of 6-month remission: 59% in an ethnic group whose remission rates 25 years ago ranged from 0% to 21% (2 4). Another study recently revealed a 41% 1-year full remission in 199 American Indian people with substance use disord...
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