Thursday, October 23, 2003

Treatment for Addiction Meets Barriers in the Doctor's Office
New York Times story - "While progress has been made in combating alcoholism and drug addiction in the United States, the medical establishment is still failing in large numbers to diagnose the disease in their patients, several experts said at a recent conference. 'Although doctors and nurses have the best opportunity to intervene with alcoholics and substance abusers, our research indicates they are woefully inadequate of even diagnosing someone with this disease,' said Joseph Califano Jr., the chairman and president of Columbia University's National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse." [Viewing New York Times resources requires registration, which is free].