Wow!!

[cally]

A major outcomes study with 10,000 patients in both in-patient and outpatient treatment (Hoffman & Miller) found that 90% of patients attending AA meetings at least weekly and participating in aftercare for one year were able to abstain from the use of any alcohol at all during that year.14

http://www.caron.org/current-statistics.html

For a job interview, I started looking at some of the statistics at what seems to work. I know what has worked for me but in designing programs I was curious as to what recent studies have shown. I'm surprised they have now done studies showing what the old timers tell us. It works.