Smartphone App May Help People Overcome Alcoholism
Participants using the A-CHESS app were 65 percent more likely to abstain from drinking in the year following their release from a treatment center, compared to others who left the center without support from the app, researchers found. App users also …
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Destination Hope Addresses the 12 Step Program Myth
Many people have achieved success working through the 12 steps on their own or as part of a recovery group, but many more need the support and guidance of professional addiction treatment centers, which can offer a better chance for long-term success …
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Mobile app may help people recovering from alcohol abuse: study
Past studies have found that continuing treatment for alcoholism is linked with better outcomes, but there are few options available to people leaving rehabilitation centers, they write. "Unfortunately most people get nothing," Susan Foster told …
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