Word: gottheil
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...misguided. They claim that they are curing alcoholics by giving them a shot in the behind, which makes them sick. But how long does that really last?" A program that draws even more fire is one in which doctors study alcoholism by offering drinks to alcoholics. Indeed, Dr. Edward Gottheil, who oversees such a research project at the Coatesville Veterans Administration Hospital in Pennsylvania, admits that his work is "extremely controversial." Still, he argues, traditional centers either study alcoholics without their alcohol or alcohol without the alcoholics-but not drinking itself. "The idea that complete abstinence is the only treatment...
...asking for it. If he drinks the allowable maximum every hour, a patient can achieve a considerable buzz by 9 p.m. More important, 13 times every day he must make a conscious decision: to drink or not to drink. In a follow-up study of their first group, Gottheil and his associates claim that, after six months, approximately half of the group members were either dry or drinking less than twice a week...
...large debt to Alcoholics Anonymous, the oldest, the biggest (650,000 to 750,000 members) and still the most successful organization by far for helping alcoholics. "Until the researcher is able to demonstrate some better practical techniques, the A.A. approach continues to merit our admiration and endorsement," says Gottheil. And, write Sociologists Harrison Trice and Paul Roman: "Despite lay leadership, A.A. has apparently achieved a success rate that surpasses those of professional therapies...