Moderation Management: Difference between revisions

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Criticism: MOS:ACROFIRSTUSE doesn't give a hard guideline, but once per section to spell out "Moderation Management" seems reasonable
Effectiveness: Again, MOS:ACROFIRSTUSE doesn’t spell it out, but one “Moderation Management” per section seems perfectly readable.
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A 2009 study saw that subjects using just Moderation Management to reduce their drinking went from having only about one day a week abstinent from alcohol to having 1.5 days a week abstinent (e.g. they would drink six days one week and five days another week).<ref>{{cite journal|pmc=2739257|year=2009|last1=Hester|first1=R. K.|title=A web application for moderation training: Initial results of a randomized clinical trial|journal=Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment|volume=37|issue=3|pages=266–276|last2=Delaney|first2=H. D.|last3=Campbell|first3=W.|last4=Handmaker|first4=N.|pmid=19339137|doi=10.1016/j.jsat.2009.03.001}} The study reported that using MM along with an online drink tracker increased the number of days abstinent from alcohol to three or four days a week</ref>
 
A 2012 paper argues that, while there is little scientific analysis of Moderation ManagementMM's efficacy, MM should be effective.<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1080/1556035X.2012.705657|title=Moderation Management: A Mutual-Help Organization for Problem Drinkers Who Are Not Alcohol-Dependent|journal=Journal of Groups in Addiction & Recovery|volume=7|issue=2–4|pages=130–141|year=2012|last1=Lembke|first1=Anna|last2=Humphreys|first2=Keith}}</ref>
 
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