Treatment of alcohol and other drug dependence
โ Scribed by Richard Saitz
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 91 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-6465
- DOI
- 10.1002/lt.21339
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โฆ Synopsis
Addiction (e.g., alcohol or drugs) is a chronic disease. Specific behavioral and pharmacological treatments have proven efficacy. Addressing addiction includes intervention for risky and problem use. Clinicians who are not addiction specialists can play important roles in addressing addiction.
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