Harm Reduction Approach and Therapeutic Option of Moderate Drinking for Individuals with Drinking Problems
Alcoholism › Vol. 45 Nbr. 2, May 2009
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Harm Reduction Approach and Therapeutic Option of Moderate Drinking for Individuals with Drinking Problems
INTRODUCTION
A smaller number of people, actually only dysfunctional alcoholics, are the privileged minority most therapeutic help programs are intended for. It is unjust that problem drinkers and individuals with mild alcohol dependence, i.e. individuals with a lower number of alcohol-induced problems, have fhe least opportunity to receive adequate help. Form the aspect of public health and as far as therapeutic as well as secondary preventive actions are concerned, they are a bigger and much more important population than a small percentage of dysfunctional alcoholics. Advocates of traditional concept of alcohol dependence as a »progressive disease« say that non-treated alcoholics do not want and refuse treatment till the moment when they reach bottom. The truth is, of course, totally different: the majority of non-treated alcoholics and problem drinkers will never reach the famous »bottom«, but on the other hand they experience significant problems caused by drinking and this is why they need help. But since they know that most of the traditional programs for drinking problems offe...See the full content of this document
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