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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Diagnosing alcohol abuse in alcohol dependent individuals: Diagnostic and clinical implications
Addictive Behaviors Volume 34, Issues 6-7, June-July 2009, Pages 587-592

These findings suggest that diagnosing alcohol abuse among alcohol dependent patients may be clinically useful as an index of severity and higher likelihood of comorbid drug abuse and dependence. Future studies are needed to establish whether these differences are clinically significant in terms of the course of the disorder and response to treatment
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