VA study: Treatment plus AA best for drinking problems

In a Veterans Affairs study of 362 people fighting alcohol addictions, those who had sought professional help and joined AA within a year of starting treatment were the most likely to be free of problem drinking sixteen years later. Others, including those who received professional help but never got involved with AA, did not fare as well. The findings were published in the October 2005 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.