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Even the most enthusiastic proponents of expanding the definition of recovery, though, agree that moderation doesn’t work for everyone. “There are people who should never drink even one drink,” says Marc Kern, PhD, chairman of the board of Moderation Management (MM), a support group that teaches strategies to those who want to drink less. “But to overgeneralize and call everyone an alcoholic puts them in a position of shame and embarrassment, and they often go and hide and the problem gets worse rather than putting it out on the table.”
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- ↑ Responsible Drinking . New Harbinger Publications. 2002. ISBN 1-57224-294-9.
