Sentence examples for mean total abstinence from inspiring English sources

The temperance cause (temperance in those days was generally understood to mean total abstinence) was promoted mostly by oratory.

For neither person it meant total abstinence, but rather improved self-esteem and confidence in their ability to refrain from using.

The mean number of months of total abstinence from any substances between baseline and follow-up was 53.2 months (SD = 27.5), with a median of 57 months.

Prohibition, legal prevention of the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages with the aim of obtaining partial or total abstinence through legal means.

The U.S. surgeon general calls for total abstinence.

He added: "I get a daily reprieve from this disease and that comes from total abstinence".

It wasn't too bad for a couple of weeks, but total abstinence is not a workable long-term strategy.

There was also pushback from some members of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), which he says promotes a culture of total abstinence.

Unthinkable, say mainstream treatment organizations like the Betty Ford Center and Hazelden, which have long insisted on total abstinence.

Advocates of total abstinence are afraid that some people will use the Moderation Management option as an excuse to drink.

So as to set a good example, she wore her total abstinence pioneer badge on her lapel. . . .