The treatment of alcohol dependence--new horizons.
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264 The fact that alcohol is an addictive drug has been known to man for millennia. Alcohol abuse/dependence is the most common substance-related disorder. A drug can be defined as a substance that produces tolerance (increasingly large amounts are needed to produce the same effect) and withdrawal (psychological and physical distress develop after substance use ceases). The addicted person suffers both a craving for the sensation of intoxication, and the phenomenon of physical dependence (tolerance and withdrawal). Alcohol is such a substance.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
دوره 94 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004