Alcohol | Alcoholism Should Be Treated as a Disease

In the following viewpoint Jeffrey Hon argues that alcoholism is a chronic disease that can be clinically diagnosed and treated, much like asthma, diabetes, or high blood pressure. He contends, therefore, that it should not be socially stigmatized but treated as a health issue with regard to treatment plans and insurance coverage. Treating alcoholism as a social problem only is not sound public health policy, Hon maintains. Jeffrey Hon is a researcher for Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems, a research-based organization that helps increase access to alcohol treatment, at the George...

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