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Role of physicians in the management of substance use disorders
Author(s) -
Bonomo Yvonne,
Ezard Nadine,
Reynolds Adrian
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.13345
Subject(s) - medicine , substance use , burden of disease , public health , disease , psychiatry , environmental health , intensive care medicine , family medicine , nursing , pathology
Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs are responsible for significant contribution to the global burden of disease and injury. There are several contributions that the physician can make to reduce the burden that substance use contributes to the community, not only clinically but also through leadership and contribution to community dialogue and public policy.