Alcohol research

Factors Related to “Stable” and “Unstable” Affiliation with Alcoholics Anonymous, Boscarino J, The International Journal of the Addictions, Vol. 15(1), 839-848, 1980

“Abstract

The study suggests that A.A. affiliates who are among the more seriously impaired when they come to A.A. tend to make less stable members of this organization. Also, affiliates who are younger, male, lower in SES, have more slips, are in A.A. shorter time, and less involved in A.A. activities tend to be less stable members. Implications for treatment are suggested.

Previous research indicates that alcoholics who are more seriously impaired at the onset of treatment tend to do worse after treatment than those less seriously impaired (c.f. Costello, 1975a. 1975b: Armor et al., 1976. pp. 87-91: Kish and Hermann, 1971). Specifically, studies show that alcoholics who have higher levels of alcoholic symptomatology, are of lower socioeconomic status, and have lower levels of social stability (as measured by employment, residence, and marital status) tend to have lower remission rates after treatment. These findings are consistent with the more extreme observation that alcoholics living on skid row are usually more difficult to rehabilitate.

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