It is Time for Low-Risk Drinking Goals to Come out of the Closet.

Author(s)

Mark B. Sobell, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Linda C. Sobell, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-2011

Publication Title

Addiction

Volume

106

Issue/Number

10

First Page

1715

ISSN

0965-2140

Last Page

1717

Abstract/Excerpt

The authors reflect on the physical benefit of low-risk drinking to recover from alcohol problems in the U.S. They attribute the remainder of low-risk drinking as a closet treatment goal to the refusal of clinicians to this evidence, notwithstanding research on their common occurrence. They note arguments that accepting low-risk drinking goal may lead to casualties such as the attempt of abstinent individuals to drink and the search of heavy drinkers to lessen rather than cease drinking.

DOI

10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03509.x

NSUWorks Citation

Sobell, M. B., Sobell, L. C. (2011). It is Time for Low-Risk Drinking Goals to Come out of the Closet.. Addiction, 106(10), 1715-1717.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/80