Psychologist Alan Marlatt and colleagues have argued that a more credible approach to college drinking than abstinence programs is to recognize drinking as normative behavior and focus education on the immediate risks of drinking to excess and the payoffs of moderation.This is an example of the:
A)harm reduction model.
B)disease model.
C)Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)model.
D)benefit-maximization model.

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The approach described aligns with the harm reduction model, which acknowledges that risky behaviors such as drinking will likely continue, but aims to minimize harm associated with those behaviors. The approach emphasizes education about risks and promoting moderate drinking, rather than a strict abstinence-only approach or the disease model which perceives addiction to be a biological, chronic illness. The benefit-maximization model is not a commonly recognized approach in the field of addiction treatment. The Alcoholics Anonymous model relies on abstinence and social support through group meetings, which is not the approach described in the prompt.

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