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Treatment of alcohol and other drug dependence
Author(s) -
Saitz Richard
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
liver transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.814
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1527-6473
pISSN - 1527-6465
DOI - 10.1002/lt.21339
Subject(s) - addiction , medicine , intervention (counseling) , drug , alcohol addiction , psychiatry , alcohol , intensive care medicine , biochemistry , chemistry
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. Liver Transpl 13:S59–S64, 2007. @ 2007 AASLD.