Topic: American Medical Association

The disease concept of addiction embodies the idea that addiction is an illness that has a set of pathological symptoms that cannot be attributed to an injury. The concept of addiction as a disease was first characterized by Scottish Physician, Thomas Trotter, ...

The first step to understanding an addict is to know what addiction is. Some researchers speak of two types of addictions: The American Psychiatric Association (APA) and American Medical Association (AMA) have outlined some general characteristics of addictions:12 Step Programs are very ...

Classification Alcohol and Health Short-term effects of alcohol Long-term effects of alcohol Alcohol and cardiovascular disease Alcoholic liver disease Alcoholic hepatitis Alcohol and cancer Alcohol and weight Fetal alcohol syndrome Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Alcoholism Blackout (alcohol-related amnesia) Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome Recommended maximum ...

The Truth About Chemical Dependency By DLScott Ctha / CDP The disease concept of chemical dependency was popularized by E.M. Jellinek in 1960. This followed the W.H.O. proclamation that Alcoholism was a serious medical problem in 1951, and the A.M.A. declared that ...

1/4/2008 Print E-mail Even a little counseling on the dangers of alcohol abuse by an emergency room doctor or nurse can help problem drinkers cut back by at least three drinks a week, new research shows.. "These new findings underscore the importance ...

Spring breaks are coming to a close, and prom nights and graduation parties are just around the corner. But a Call to Action issued last month by the surgeon general -- the first ever to address the health concern of youth alcohol ...