Addiction in America

€uroMeinke · 07-13-2007, 09:40 PM

I'm kind of wondering what good metrics for success are in this realm of treatment.

There is the absolute of staying sober, but with relapse a common occurance do you measure a ratio of drunk versus sober days? Does a program fail if someone oes off the waon for a week and then returns? Is decreased usaage (implying more moderation) an acceptable measure?

Do people with sex addiction see abstinence as the only answer? How about eating disorders?

It seems to me one of the benefits of AA is it's attempt to keep things in the now - you may get drunk later, but for today, this hour, this minute, you commit to being sober.

07-13-2007, 09:40 PM	#10
€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	I'm kind of wondering what good metrics for success are in this realm of treatment. There is the absolute of staying sober, but with relapse a common occurance do you measure a ratio of drunk versus sober days? Does a program fail if someone oes off the waon for a week and then returns? Is decreased usaage (implying more moderation) an acceptable measure? Do people with sex addiction see abstinence as the only answer? How about eating disorders? It seems to me one of the benefits of AA is it's attempt to keep things in the now - you may get drunk later, but for today, this hour, this minute, you commit to being sober. __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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