Moderation Can Treat Alcohol Disorder

The conversation argues that many heavy drinkers reduce or exit problematic use without total abstinence ('natural recovery') and that controlled‑drinking, harm‑reduction, and other 'science‑based' approaches can work where AA/abstinence don’t. It challenges the assumption that sobriety always means zero alcohol. — If moderation is a viable clinical path, funding, clinical guidelines, and court‑mandated programs should expand beyond abstinence‑only models to include moderation therapies and metrics.