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Mind Matters: Alcohol Addiction

Assoc Prof Dr Amer Siddiq, Consultant Psychiatrist, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre | Assoc Prof Dr Simon Adamson, Director, National Addiction Centre, University of Otago, New Zealand

22-Jan-20 16:00

Mind Matters: Alcohol Addiction

In past months, several fatal drunk driving incidents made the news here in Malaysia. When does a drink turn into one too many, and from there, into an addiction? We’ll be looking at alcohol addiction and the challenges on the long road to rehab and recovery, on today’s episode of Mind Matters with Assoc Prof Dr Amer Siddiq, Consultant Psychiatrist, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre and Assoc Prof Dr Simon Adamson, Deputy Director, National Addiction Centre, University of Otago, New Zealand.

Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek


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Categories:  Education,  Health Policy,  Diseases and Conditions,  Mental Health,  Healthy Living,  Fitness,  Science,  Medical Innovation and Technology,  Food,  Auto

Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  Health and Living,  alcohol,  addiction,  alcoholics anonymous,  drunk driving,  detox,  rehabilitation, 


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