Treatments of Alcoholism
Alcoholism can destroy the life of an alcoholic and devastate the alcoholic's family. But it also has overwhelming consequences for society. Consider these statistics from the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence:
*In 1988, alcoholism and problems related to it cost the United States an estimated $85.8 billion
in mortality and reduced productivity;
*Fetal alcohol syndrome, caused by a woman's drinking during pregnancy, afflicts five thousand
infants a year; it costs about $1.4 billion
annually to treat …
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…and unless researchers find a specific biological cause and cure for alcoholism, treatments will continue to vary, depending upon the alcoholic and the therapist.
References
Ewing, J. (1978). Drinking. Chicago: Nelson Hall
Institute of Medicine. (1989). Broadening the Base of
Treatment for Alcoholic Problems. New York: Bergin
Publishers Inc.
Johnson, V. (1980). I'll Quit Tomorrow. New York:
Harper & Row.
Newman, S. (1987). It Won't Happen To Me. Toronto:
General Publishing Co.
Stepney, R. (1987) Alcohol. New York: Aladdin Books
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