
Examines the conception of alcoholism as a disease, analyzes the various meth for treating alcoholism, and describes a treatment designed to control the drinking habits of alcoholics.


First published in 1981, here was the first review of literature on a controversial but increasingly practiced approach to the treatment of alcoholism. The authors analyse all the questions controlled drinking raises, starting with the need to examine the 'disease conception'...

Originally published in 1981 and revised in 1983, Controlled Drinking was the first scholarly review of the literature on a controversial but increasingly practiced approach to the treatment of alcoholism. Nick Heather and Ian Robertson analyse all the pertinent questions...
Release Date: Dec 1, 2025