Alcohol research

Patterns of Drinking and AA Attendance Following Alcohol Rehabilitation, Kolb D, Coben P, and Heckman NA, Military Medicine, Vol. 146, 200-204, 1981 

“Previous studies of outcome for Navy enlisted men treated in alcohol rehabilitation facilities have relied heavily upon completion of obligated service, type of discharge awarded, and recommendation for reenlistment as criteria of effectiveness (1,Z). These effectiveness criteria reflect primarily the disciplinary problems a man has experienced during his service career, whether or not the infractions were associated with drinking. Among older men (age 26 or older), post-treatment effectiveness rates by these criteria have approached 90 per cent; among younger men effectiveness rates have ranged between 55 and 60 per cent, not very different from the effectiveness rate for young men in their first enlistments not involved in alcohol treatment (3). Navy rehabilitation programs rely heavily on an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) approach and discourages any continued use of alcohol. Men leaving rehabilitation are encouraged to continue participation in AA, and are advised whom to contact at their next duty station. No information has been systematically obtained from former rehabilitation participants about their post-treatment experience, including alcohol consumption patterns and participation in AA, The present study was designed specifically to gather such information in an effort to provide a rational basis for assessing treatment goals and methods.”

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