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The Use of Disulfiram

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Alcoholism

Part of the book series: Frontiers of Primary Care ((PRIMARY))

Abstract

Disulfiram is a drug commonly used as a deterrent to drinking because of the unpleasant physiologic responses it induces in the presence of alcohol. It has a definite, albeit limited, role in the treatment of alcoholic patients. Several hundred thousand abstinent patients take the drug daily to help overcome the impulse to drink alcohol.1

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  1. Henrietta N. Barnes
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Chelsea Memorial Health Center, 02150, Chelsea, MA, USA

    Henrietta N. Barnes M.D. (Instructor in Medicine) (Instructor in Medicine)

  2. Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Hospital, 02215, Boston, MA, USA

    Mark D. Aronson M.D. (Associate Professor of Medicine) (Associate Professor of Medicine)

  3. Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Hospital, 02215, Boston, MA, USA

    Thomas L. Delbanco M.D. (Associate Professor of Medicine) (Associate Professor of Medicine)

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Barnes, H.N. (1987). The Use of Disulfiram. In: Barnes, H.N., Aronson, M.D., Delbanco, T.L. (eds) Alcoholism. Frontiers of Primary Care. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4786-9_8

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