Alcohol/drug/substance "abuse": The history and (hopeful) demise of a pernicious label

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 317-321

  White, William L ^a   Kelly, John F ^b  

^a Chestnut Health Systems   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol drug abuse; history; pernicious label

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 79961039098     PISSN: 07347324     EISSN: 15444538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347324.2011.587731     Document Type: Review

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