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Alcohol dependence moves through networks, not through weak will

Drinking intensity tracks social graphs more tightly than individual 'character'. Recovery that ignores the graph relapses into it.

PublishedOriginal observatory2025Europe, North America, Central Asia

What we conclude

The unit of intervention is often the cluster, not the isolated drinker. Companions and circles that sit inside the person's week outperform pamphlets.

What we will not claim

We do not claim that willpower is fictional, or that medication-assisted treatment is optional where it is indicated.