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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2013 Jun 25;37(10):1745–1752. doi: 10.1111/acer.12137

Table 2.

Definition of Pretreatment Goals

Abstinent Drinking Goal

  1. I want to be totally abstinent from all alcohol for a period of time, after which I will make a new decision about whether or not I will use alcohol again anyway.

  2. I want to quit using alcohol once and for all, even though I realize I may slip up and use alcohol again once in a while.

  3. I want to quit using alcohol once and for all, to be totally abstinent, and never use alcohol ever again for the rest of my life.
Nonabstinent Drinking Goal

  1. I want to use alcohol in a controlled manner- to be in control of how often I use and how much I use.

  2. I don’t want using alcohol to be a habit for me anymore, but would occassionally like to use alcohol when I really have an urge.