treatments, experience with fewer illicit drugs, and having been widowed at baseline. LR status contributed to predictions of several outcomes and is commented on below, the absence of prior AUD treatments might reflect a less severe course of AUDs before baseline, and the low drug experiences might reflect lower externalizing characteristics. The salience of being widowed at baseline was not hypothesized, and might reflect the role of stresses in the course of the AUDs for these individuals. Clinically relevant take-home messages from these data include: 1) 12-month Abstinence is not the only way to characterize positive alcohol outcomes in older drinkers with AUDs; 2) Low-Risk drinking occurs but is not the usual outcome for individuals with AUDs who continue alcohol consumption; and 3) sustained Low-Risk Drinking is most likely for individuals with relatively modest levels of alcohol and drug problems and higher LRs.
