Stability of Drinking Reductions and Long-term Functioning Among Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder.
Katie A WitkiewitzHenry R KranzlerKevin A HallgrenDeborah S HasinArnie P AldridgeGary A ZarkinKarl F MannStephanie S O'MalleyRaymond F AntonPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2020)
AUD patients can maintain WHO RDL reductions for up to 3 years after treatment. Patients who had WHO RDL reductions functioned significantly better than those who did not reduce their drinking. These findings are consistent with prior reports suggesting that drinking reductions, short of abstinence, yield meaningful improvements in patient health, well-being, and functioning.