Intended for healthcare professionals

Rapid response to:

Practice A Patient’s Journey

Alcoholism

BMJ 2011; 342 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d956 (Published 23 February 2011) Cite this as: BMJ 2011;342:d956

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Re:Re:Alcoholism

Author's Reply

Although in this article I didn't draw attention to the important
work that Alcoholics Anonymous do, there is no doubt that for many people
it is a fantastic resource, as evidenced by the previous response. This
article by its nature, however focussed on an individual's experience,
which involved statutory services. In the supporting text that included
resources available to doctors I chose to focus on the tools that are
available within the consulting room.

Competing interests: No competing interests

01 March 2011
Adrian Raby
GP
Imperial College