Running head: ALCOHOL ABUSE TREATMENT
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Alcohol Abuse Treatment
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Institution
ALCOHOL ABUSE TREATMENT
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Alcohol Abuse Treatment
Alcohol abuse disorder, also referred to as alcoholism is a condition characterized by the
constant desire of physical need to consume alcohol even after they have realized that the
practice is having a negative impact on their life. Alcohol abuse has been an issue for years
affecting the health and wellbeing of an individual at both personal and community levels. It is
because of this that there have been attempts to determine how the condition can be resolved.
This essay will look into the treatment methods that have so far been used to manage the
condition along with the efficiency.
One of the methods that were previously used in treating alcohol abuse disorder was
known as the Keeley Cure that was developed by Dr. Leslie Keeley in the late 1800s. The
treatment approach was based on the idea that it is the toxins from alcohol that often caused
alcoholism. Dr. Keeley, therefore, would inject people who believed to have the disorder with a
