The Irrational Authority

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The Irrational Authority

Goodle F. Re: ‘Drug Policy: We Need Brave Politicians and Open Minds
The BMJ. December 17, 2014.

Drug policy: we probably need an “irrational authority”

“One thing is for certain. When society gives power of diagnosis and treatment to individuals
within a group schooled in just one uncompromising model of addiction with the majority attributing their very own sobriety to that model, they will exercise that power to diagnose and treat anyone and everyone according to that model. The birth of Addiction Medicine as an ABMS accepted discipline is sure to be a success for the drug and…

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