Excited to share new #research I co-authored with amazing experts in the field of addiction and recovery!
In a sample of nearly 500 adults in Canada and the US with alcohol use disorder (AUD) who underwent a recovery attempt, substantial improvements in psychosocial wellbeing were reported for those who met the NIAAA definition of remission (low-risk drinking + no AUD symptoms present other than cravings).
With most focus on abstinent-based recovery and associated outcomes, these findings offer support for the use of an alternative definition of recovery!