Why Do Controlled-Drinking Outcomes Vary by Investigator, by Country and by Era?

Acknowledgements

Archie Brodsky and Haley Peele assisted me in the preparation of an earlier draft of this article, and Nick Heather, Reid Hester, Alan Marlatt, Barbara McCrady, William Miller, Peter Nathan, Goran Nordström, Ron Roizen, Robin Room, Martha Sanchez-Craig, and Mark and Linda Sobell provided me with helpful information and comments.

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