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The Use of Disulfiram Implantation in Alcoholism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

M. T. Malcolm  and
J. S. Madden
J. S. Madden
Affiliation:
Regional Addiction Unit, Moston Hospital, Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 4AA
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The unpleasant reaction to alcohol experienced by patients taking disulfiram was reported twenty-four years ago (Hald and Jacobsen, 1948; Martensen-Larsen, 1948). For as long as patients continue to take oral disulfiram they may be too afraid to drink. Unfortunately in practice they often discontinue the therapy, and drink with impunity a few days later. Thus a long-acting preparation of disulfiram would be desirable.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 123 , Issue 572 , July 1973 , pp. 41 - 45
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1973 

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