Alcohol Abuse is Common, Treatment Isn't

About one-third of Americans abuse or become dependent on alcohol at some point during their lives, although only about one-quarter of these people ever receive treatment, a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine indicates. Columbia University Medical Center researchers found that the groups with the highest prevalence rates were men, whites, Native Americans, younger and unmarried adults, and people with relatively low incomes (From a Reuters report on 7/3/07).

RT can play a major role in the treatment of alcoholism by helping clients to develop healthy activity patterns and develop healthy relationships.