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      Do Drug-Dependent Patients Attending Alcoholics Anonymous Rather than Narcotics Anonymous Do As Well? A Prospective, Lagged, Matching Analysis.

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          Abstract

          Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is the most prevalent 12-step mutual-help organization (MHO), yet debate has persisted clinically regarding whether patients whose primary substance is not alcohol should be referred to AA. Narcotics Anonymous (NA) was created as a more specific fit to enhance recovery from drug addiction; however, compared with AA, NA meetings are not as ubiquitous. Little is known about the effects of a mismatch between individuals' primary substance and MHOs, and whether any incongruence might result in a lower likelihood of continuation and benefit. More research would inform clinical recommendations.

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          Journal
          Alcohol Alcohol.
          Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire)
          Oxford University Press (OUP)
          1464-3502
          0735-0414
          Nov 2014
          : 49
          : 6
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Center for Addiction Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 60 Staniford Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA jkelly11@mgh.harvard.edu.
          [2 ] Center for Addiction Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 60 Staniford Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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          agu066
          10.1093/alcalc/agu066
          4849344
          25294352
          d9cbc6d6-6e6c-4998-a5a0-e251af786f48
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