ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION

Current data indicate the ability to prevent some of the consequsence of alcohol misuse, such as alcohol-related car crashes and fetal alcohol syndrome, than chronic alcohol dependence itself. A review of data on outcomes of treatment for long-term alcohol dependence indicates that 9 out of 10 alcohol dependent persons receive no treatment for the disorder in any given year. When treatmemt is provided for long-term alcohol dependent persons, it has only slightly positive results. As a resutl many clinicians and researchers have concluded that rather than exclusive preoccupation with long-term alcoholics, early intervention with persons who are just beginning to abuse alcohol may be a more effective use of resources.

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• Authors:
  • Nathan, P E
• Publication Date: 1988

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 683-689
• Serial:
  • Public Health Reports
  • Volume: 103
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: U.S. Public Health Service
  • ISSN: 0090-2918
  • Serial URL: http://www.publichealthreports.org/index.cfm

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol abuse; Alcoholic beverages; Alcoholism; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Treatment programs
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00489502
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1989 12:00AM