Mr Vance works at a regional health clinic as an addiction recovery coordinator. One of his primary responsibilities is to reduce alcohol dependency among residents in the local county. To achieve this, he offers one-on-one recovery plan coordinates and lifestyle advice alongside medical assessments. He has also established a weekly peer-led support group for recovering alcoholics.
Mr Vance has recently contracted a clinical specialist qualified to administer chemical aversion therapy. He has decided to offer this treatment to a select group of clients struggling with severe alcohol addiction. To assess the intervention's success, Mr Vance plans to track their abstinence rates over a nine-month period.
Evaluate chemical aversion therapy as a method to treat alcohol addiction for this group of clients.
You must make reference to the context in your answer.
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