Specialised alcohol treatment services are a luxury the NHS cannot afford.
Is alcoholism an illness or merely a self-inflicted indulgence? Can we afford specialist alcohol treatment services? Do they even work? Should the tax payer foot the bill? Is the lack of such services 'perverse'? In this lively debate Drs. Carnwath and Luty weigh up the pros and cons of controlling the effects of 'our favourite drug'.
Luty
Jason
J
Cambridge and Peterborough Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, The Taylor Centre, Queensway House, Southend on Sea, Essex, UK. sl006h3607@blueyonder.co.uk
Carnwath
Thomas
T
D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics*; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000191:economics*; D016896:Treatment Outcome