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Posted on May 15, 2013 at 10:26 am by Sparrow and modified on May 15, 2013 at 10:34 am.

AA is for Men and Women
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Does Alcoholics Anonymous work differently for men and women? A moderated multiple-mediation analysis in a large clinical sample Background Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) began as a male organization, but about one third is now female. Studies have found that women participate at least as much as men and benefit equally from AA, but it is unclear …∞

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Posted on May 7, 2013 at 10:55 pm by Sparrow

AA and NA Works for Youth too
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Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous benefit adolescents who attend

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Posted on April 15, 2013 at 7:37 pm by Sparrow

AA Membership
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Results suggest stability in the representation of women and minorities among the AA membership

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Posted on April 5, 2013 at 5:52 pm by Sparrow

Readiness to Change Profiles
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A Study of Readiness to Change Profiles in Alcohol and Other Drug Abusers. The purpose of the study was to measure readiness to change profiles of alcohol and other drug abusers, information which is needed in the individual tailoring of treatment. The subjects (N = 780) were Finnish alcoholics and polydrug users receiving inpatient treatment. …∞

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Posted on March 8, 2013 at 2:31 pm by Sparrow

Safeguarding the health of dental professionals
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A healthy dentist is one of the most important ingredients in a successful dental practice. An ingredient not to be taken for granted. Professionals, dentists included, can and do experience illnesses and problems that can disrupt or impair a practice. In addition to the vulnerabilities of the human condition–addictive disorders, psychiatric illnesses, infectious disease, family …∞

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Posted on February 21, 2013 at 11:58 am by Sparrow

Successful Utilisation of AA by Whites and Blacks

Formal and informal substance use treatment utilization and alcohol abstinence over seven years: Is the relationship different for blacks and whites?, This study examines whether the effects of formal substance use treatment utilization and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) on 30-day abstinence vary for black versus white Americans. The current analysis utilizes data from a longitudinal sample …∞

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Posted on February 18, 2013 at 11:35 am by Sparrow

AA v Professional Treatment
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The interplay between help
seeking and alcohol related
outcomes: divergent
processes for professional
treatment and self-help
groups. Summary: This
study examined the
influence of self-selection
on the duration of
professional treatment and
participation in Alcoholics
Anonymous (AA) and the
influence of social
causation on alcohol-
related outcomes. A
sample of alcoholics was
surveyed at baseline and
1, 3, and 8 years later.
Participants completed an
inventory at each survey
that assessed participation
in treatment and AA since
the last assessment and
alcohol-related functioning.
There were divergent
processes of self-selection
and social causation with
respect to the duration of
participation in professional
treatment and AA.
Individuals with more
severe alcohol-related
problems obtained longer
episodes of professional

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Posted on February 10, 2013 at 10:47 am by Sparrow

Drinking peers
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Alcoholics Anonymous and long term matching effects. AIMS: (1) To examine the matching hypothesis that Twelve Step Facilitation Therapy (TSF) is more effective than Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) for alcohol-dependent clients with networks highly supportive of drinking 3 years following treatment; (2) to test a causal chain providing the rationale for this effect. DESIGN: Outpatients …∞

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Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:19 am by Sparrow

Elderly substance abuse
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Substance abuse among the elderly: A growing problem In her early years, Eva would probably have been called a "teetotaler." Except for an infrequent sip of wine on special occasions, she never drank alcoholic beverages. But after her children moved away and her husband and many of her close friends died, Eva turned to the …∞

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Posted on February 2, 2013 at 9:53 am by Sparrow

TARGET POPULATIONS
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TSF TARGET POPULATIONS Clients Best Suited for This Counseling Approach TSF has been utilized in controlled outcome studies with alcohol abusers and alcoholics and with persons who have concurrent alcohol-cocaine abuse and dependency. It has been used with clients of diverse socioeconomic, educational, and cultural backgrounds and a range of maladjustment. Clients Poorly Suited for …∞

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