University of Lynchburg DMSc Doctoral Project Assignment Repository
Specialty
Emergency Medicine
Advisor
Nancy Reid
Abstract
Alcohol abuse and dependency disorders are ubiquitous in American society and medicine. Substance abuse disorders are multifactorial in origin comprising of genetic, environmental, and psychiatric factors. Alcohol abuse disorders effectively “rewire” affected individuals mesolimbic and prefrontal cortex to participate in maladaptive behaviors related to alcohol abuse without regard to consequences. These maladaptive behaviors lead to profoundly negative alterations in the life and health of the addict. Emergency departments provide the ideal place to perform brief interventions and direct further care.
Recommended Citation
Fischer K. Brief Alcohol Interventions in the Emergency Department. University of Lynchburg DMSc Doctoral Project Assignment Repository. 2021; 3(2).
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