Does alcohol addiction treatment work?

Does alcohol addiction treatment work?

Gail Priddy (Deputy Director) gives expert video advice on: Is there a cure for alcohol addiction?; Should I approach my GP?; How can my GP help me? and more...

Yes, of course it can. People make significant progress over time. One of the things to remember is that alcohol problems are a relapsing condition, so people who move forward may stop drinking, may cut down, and they're challenged with high risk situations. They are suddenly out with friends that they drank with before, or they're up against some particular anxieties, which they've drank. They may start to drink again but they learn out of that process. The idea would be not that you stop. It's a great notion, but in fact people very often go around a cycle a few times, learning each time, and are eventually able to come through with quite significant changes in their lives.