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Spirituality increases as alcoholics recover

03-19-2007 · EurekAlert!

A new study shows that many measures of spirituality tend to increase during alcohol recovery -- and that alcoholics who experience increases in day-to-day spiritual experiences and their sense of purpose in life during recovery are most likely to be free of heavy drinking episodes six months later.

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