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The course of one drug addiction is significantly affected by the addiction to another drug or alcohol. It is clinically acknowledged that the course of alcoholism is often significantly altered by the addiction to another drug. From the histories of many alcoholics, interestingly, comes the comment that the course of the alcoholism could have continued if addiction to cocaine or opiates or sedatives had not developed. Review of the histories and clinical presentations strongly suggests that this is likely the case, as in many instances the development of an addiction to another drug motivated an earlier seeking of treatment in spite of a substantial, standing addiction to alcohol that had already existed with significant consequences.
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Miller, N.S. (1991). Introduction to the Pharmacological Effects of Alcohol and Drugs and Addiction on the Brain and Behavior. In: The Pharmacology of Alcohol and Drugs of Abuse and Addiction. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3044-1_1
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