Can Alcoholism Be Treated?

摘要

DR.OLIVIER AMEISEN IS a 51-year-old pediatric cardiologist in Paris.He is also an alcoholic.Between 1997 and 2004,Ameisen was hospitalized numerous times for drinking.He went through years of rehabilitation programs and attended two Alcoholics Anonymous meetings a day,some 700 a year,for seven years.All to no avail.His craving for drink always overwhelmed his desire to quit.