Expanding the continuum of substance use disorder treatment: Nonabstinence approaches
This finding supplements the numerous studies that identify lack of readiness for abstinence as the top reason for non-engagement in SUD treatment, even among those who recognize a need for treatment (e.g., Chen, Strain, Crum, & Mojtabai, 2013; SAMHSA, 2019a). The position of ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (AA) and the dominant view among therapists who treat alcoholism…