Are societies paying unnecessarily for an otherwise free lunch? Final musings on the research on Alcoholics Anonymous and its mechanisms of behavior change

Addiction

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 943-945

  Kelly, John F ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; alcohol; Alcoholics Anonymous; cost effectiveness; health care costs; mutual help; peer support; recovery; substance abuse treatment; substance use disorders; treatment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; HUMAN; RESEARCH; SELF HELP;

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; HUMANS; RESEARCH; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 85017423982     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.13809     Document Type: Note

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