What is Alcoholism Research?
Authors: ENOCH GORDIS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1976)

Editorials1 December 1976What is Alcoholism Research?ENOCH GORDIS, M.D., F.A.C.P.ENOCH GORDIS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-85-6-821 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe treatment of alcoholism has not improved in any important way in 25 years, and alcoholism is becoming more prevalent, not less. The systematic and long-term collection of data has just begun, but we know the main facts. Only a minority of patients who enter treatment are helped to long-term recovery; the majority is made up of those who relapse soon and often and those who are lost to follow-up. Can present methods of treatment catch up with the problem? Consider New York City. The annual budget for alcoholism treatment exceeds 10 million dollars, but probably no more than 5000...References1. WILLIAMS R: Fundamental considerations relating alcoholism to biochemistry and nutrition, in Symposium on the Biochemical and Nutritional Aspects of Alcoholism. New York, Christopher Smithers Foundation and Clayton Foundation Biochemical Institute, 1964 Google Scholar2. MERRY J: The "loss of control myth." Lancet 1:1257-1258, 1966 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. COHENLIEBSONFAILLACE MIL: Moderate drinking by chronic alcoholics. J Nerv Ment Dis 153:434-444, 1971 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. LUDWIGWIKLER AA: "Craving" and relapse to drink. Q J Stud Alcohol 35:108-130, 1974 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. MENDELSONSTEINMELLO JSN: Effects of experimentally induced intoxication on metabolism of ethanol 1-C14 in alcoholic subjects. Metabolism 14:1255-1266, 1965 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. GOLDBERG L: Quantitative studies on alcohol tolerance in man. Acta Physiol Scand [suppl] 5(16): 5-128, 1943 Google Scholar7. VICTORADAMS MR: The effect of alcohol on the nervous system. Res Publ Assoc Res Nerv Ment Dis 32:526-573, 1953 MedlineGoogle Scholar8. GROSSLEWISHASTEY MEJ: Acute alcohol withdrawal syndrome, in The Biology of Alcoholism, vol. 3, edited by KISSIN B, BEGLEITER H., pp. 191-263. New York, Plenum Press, 1973 Google Scholar9. SZASZ T: Bad habits are not diseases. A refutation of the claim that alcoholism is a disease. Lancet 2:83-84, 1972 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. : Criteria for the diagnosis of alcoholism. Ann Intern Med 77: 249-258, 1972 LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByElderly Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Prevention and RehabilitationCurriculum Infusion: Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism PreventionCommentaries on Lewis's ‘The early alcoholism treatment movement in Australia, 1859-1939’Was können wir aus Langzeitstudien über Rückfall und Rückfallprophylaxe bei Drogen- und Alkoholabhängigen lernen?What Can Long-term Follow-up Teach us About Relapse and Prevention of Relapse in Addiction?Disulfiram use at hospital-based and free-standing alcoholism treatment centersThe Great Controlled-Drinking ControversyRESPONDING TO ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROBLEMSProspective study of alcoholism treatmentA Comprehensive Theory of the Pathogenesis of AlcoholismAlcoholism: Blocks to diagnosis and treatmentAlcoholism consultation and general hospital psychiatry 1 December 1976Volume 85, Issue 6Page: 821-823KeywordsAlcoholismPatients Issue Published: 1 December 1976 PDF DownloadLoading ...