CE LESSONS

A Pharmacist's Overview of Alcohol Dependance: The Path to Abstinence.

December 2011
Alcohol dependence is a chronic disorder with genetic, psychological and social triggers that often follows a deteriorating and relapsing course. It is a maladaptive pattern of alcohol use that becomes abuse,even in the face of evidence that to continue the actions would cause harm to the drinker or others.(2) Alcohol use, misuse, abuse and dependence are on a spectrum of progressive severity, describing a compulsive pattern of behaviours and actions secondary to an addiction to alcohol. Without a pharmacological adjunct to behavioural interventions, inical outcome is poor with up to 70% of patients resuming drinking within one year. This is true even in patients partaking in a residential inpatient rehabilitation program, as they have a one-year abstinence rate of 25% at best.
1.5 CE Credits
This CE is produced by Pharmacy Practice through an unrestricted educational grant from Mylan.
Reprinted with permission from Pharmacy Practice

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