title: Drug and alcohol abuse: general physician's perspective.
abstract: Epidemiology, definitions, concepts and various other relevant aspects including management of drug and alcohol abuse are reviewed. The role of general/primary care physicians has been highlited in the persepctive of substance-abuse disorders.
authors: Drug De-addiction & Treatment Centre, Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012.
authors: Debasish
authors: D
authors: Basu
authors: Jaspreet
authors: J
authors: Singh
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D002189:Marijuana Abuse; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy