Utilizing a severity scale from the Alcohol History Form, 90 patients admitted to an alcohol treatment program were unexpectedly found to have higher scores than 492 patients admitted to a transient detoxification program. The findings, however, are consonant with recent studies suggesting that long stay in alcohol Treatment programs is associated with social and psychological deterioration. The difference in severity scores could not be attributed to differences in “binge” drinking.
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