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Acute withdrawal, protracted abstinence and negative affect in alcoholism: are they linked?
Addiction biology - 1 Apr 2010
Heilig Markus, Egli Mark, Crabbe John C, Becker Howard C
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The role of withdrawal-related phenomena in the development and maintenance of alcohol addiction remains under debate. A 'self-medication' framework postulates that emotional changes are induced by a history of alcohol use, persist into abstinence, and are a major factor in maintaining alcoholism...
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