Abstinent women were more likely than women with persistent AUD to be stably separated or divorced (44.4% and 18.6%, respectively); this was not true for men. Men and women in abstinent remission were more likely than those with persistent AUD to be newly married and less likely to have had a first child during the follow-up interval. They reported lower levels of support from family and higher levels of support from friends than individuals with persistent AUD. They had greater AUD severity, a shorter duration of AUD, were less likely to be current drug users, and more likely to have remitted from drug use more than 5 years ago. A history of AA attendance or professional treatment at baseline, and new professional treatment during the interval, were associated with abstinent remission.
