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Figure 3

From: Are alcoholism treatments effective? The Project MATCH data

Figure 3

Percent days abstinent during treatment. Percent days abstinent at pre-treatment and during the 12 weeks of treatment for patients who received 0, 1 or 12 treatment sessions. The effective improvement in drinking was instantaneous, evident at week 1. The improvement was maintained at the same approximate level for the 12 weeks of scheduled treatment. The effect occurred for all groups, whether they attended all 12 treatment sessions, only one treatment session, or did not attend any treatment sessions. See also Figure 4.

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