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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 Kelly noted that even a little exposure to AA/NA can go a long way.
"During the first six months post-treatment, even small amounts of AA/NA participation -- such as once per week -- was associated with improved outcome, and three meetings per week was associated with complete abstinence. This suggests youth may not need to attend as frequently as every day, sometimes recommended clinically, to achieve very good outcomes," Kelly said.
The study was published online in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research and was expected to be in the August print issue.
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SOURCE: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, news release, May 31, 2008
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