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Specialised alcohol treatment services are a luxury the NHS cannot afford

For: South Essex Partnership NHS Trust, Honorary Consultant in Addictions Psychiatry, Cambridge and Peterborough Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, The Taylor Centre, Queensway House, Essex Street, Southend on Sea, Essex SS1 5QT, UK. Email: sl006h3607{at}blueyonder.co.uk

Thomas Carnwath, Consultant Psychiatrist

Against: Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust, Kirkstone Villa, Earls House, Lanchester Road, Durham DH1 5RD, UK. Email: Thomas.Carnwath{at}cddps.nhs.uk

Declaration of interest

J.L.: none / T.C.: none.

Is alcoholism an illness or merely a self-inflicted indulgence? Can we afford specialist alcohol treatment services? Do they even work? Should the tax payer foot the bill? Is the lack of such services `perverse'? In this lively debate Drs Carnwath and Luty weigh up the pros and cons of controlling the effects of `our favourite drug'.

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