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Long-Term, High-Dose Disulfiram in the Treatment of Alcohol Abuse

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Colin Brewer
Colin Brewer*
Affiliation:
The Stapleford Centre, 25a Eccleston St, London SW1W 9NP
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Abstract

A patient who had experienced most of the standard methods of managing alcohol abuse found that during 11 years of treatment, the most consistently effective intervention has been the taking of disulfiram under family supervision. He has received 600 mg daily almost continuously for over six years without side-effects. Smaller doses do not have an adequate deterrent effect.

British Journal of Psychiatry (1993), 163, 687–689

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 163 , Issue 5 , November 1993 , pp. 687 - 689
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1993 

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