Self‐help group participation, avoidance of nonalcoholic beer, and nonsmoking independently predict better drinking outcomes in Japanese alcohol‐dependent men
Strengthening self-help participation and smoking cessation support at discharge is recommended, and caution is warranted regarding nonalcoholic beer as a potential jeopardy to abstinence.
Authors
- Yasunobu Komoto
- Tomomi Toyama
- Hideki Nakayama
- Tetsuji Yokoyama
- Hitoshi Maesato
- Tsuyoshi Takimura
- Sachio Matsushita
- Junichi Yoneda
- Takeshi Mizukami
- Yosuke Yumoto
- Atsushi Yoshimura
- Akira Yokoyama
- Susumu Higuchi
- Hiroshi Sakuma
- Mitsuru Kimura
Institutions
- National Institute of Public Health (JP)
- Yoshino Kogyosho (Japan) (JP)
- Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center (JP)
- Saigata National Hospital (JP)
- National Hospital Organization (JP)
- Asahi General Hospital (JP)
- Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.70227
- Primary Topic
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry