addiction and chronic medical illnesses
| Drug-Dependence–A Chronic Medical Illness | ||
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| Pivotal article by Tom McLellan, David Lewis, Charles O'brien, Herbert Kleber examining evidence and compares drug and alcohol dependence to other chronic medical illnesses, such as hypertension and asthma. Provides convincing evidence that physicians can adapt the patient care and monitoring strategies used in treatment of other chronic diseases to the treatment of chemical dependence. JAMA 2000; 284: 1689-1695. | ||
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| PRISM–Pilot Program of Research to Integrate Substance Abuse Issues into Mainstream Medicine | ||
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| The PRISM program documents the role that alcohol and drug abuse play in serious chronic illnesses and provides a compelling ratinoale for why primary care physicians need to get the substance abuse core competencies as part of their residency training if they are going to be able to manage common chronic conditions such as sleep disturbances and hypertension. Results available for online viewing at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation website. | ||
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