Sponsorship

~ Jason Schwartz

From a friend:

My friend Bill White just ran across a ten year follow-up study that looked at the role of sponsorship in predicting post-treatment sobriety. Those who sponsored other AA members throughout the ten year study had a 91% end of study remission rate. The scientists are finally figuring out this helping other drunks is pretty powerful stuff.

Here’s the citation:

Cross, G.M., Morgan, C.W., Mooney, A.J., Martin, C.A. & Rafter, J.A. (1990). Alcoholism treatment: A ten-year follow-up study. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 14, 169-173.

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Published by Jason Schwartz

I have been an addiction professional and social worker since 1994. I started blogging in 2005 as the Clinical Director at Dawn Farm. I currently serve as the Director of Social Work and Spiritual Care for a healthcare system. I've also served as the Director of Behavioral Health at another hospital. I'm also a lecturer at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Social Work. Views expressed here are my own. Keep in mind that the field, the contexts in which the field operates, and my views have changed over time.