title: Specialised alcohol treatment services are a luxury the NHS cannot afford.
abstract: 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'.
authors: Cambridge and Peterborough Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, The Taylor Centre, Queensway House, Southend on Sea, Essex, UK. sl006h3607@blueyonder.co.uk
authors: Jason
authors: J
authors: Luty
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Carnwath
mesh_terms: 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