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The use of a computer-assisted training program, in addition to traditional counseling, helped drug abusers stay abstinent longer than counseling alone, a Yale University School of Medicine study found. The trial included 77 people who sought treatment for drug and alcohol abuse. They were randomly assigned to receive traditional counseling alone or traditional counseling combined with computer-assisted training based on principles of cognitive behavioral therapy. The computer-assisted program included text, audio and videotaped examples designed to help the user learn new ways to avoid drug use and to change other behavior problems. Read on
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