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The Fallacy Of Moderation After Recovery

23 Dec 2024 · 1 min

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A short video by Amber Hollingsworth discussing whether a person who has undergone addiction treatment, addressed underlying triggers, and maintained sobriety can safely return to drinking in moderation (e.g., a couple of drinks at social events). The speaker frames the question as a common, understandable desire and sets up a discussion about moderation versus abstinence in recovery contexts.

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The question that we're answering today is this. Is it possible for someone to be able to drink in moderation after they've had addiction treatment and after they've addressed the, like, underlying causes of the addiction, maybe the things that were triggering the addiction in the first place, and they've had, like, a, you know, a significant period of sobriety, can that person go back to drinking in moderation? And I'm talking about, like, occasionally having a couple of drinks at a social event. This is. It's so normal to want to know this question because, you know, when you think about recovery or you think about abstinence, it's an immediate thought for anybody to have is like, I don't want to give it up.