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JAMA. 1984;252(14):1869.

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In the early 1970s, I graduated from drinking on special occasions to drinking daily. My work in a medical school student affairs office was stressful, and it paid better than my previous position, so I could excuse and afford the bottles I sneaked home in my briefcase. Since I was primarily a "closet" drinker, a lot of work went into hiding how much I was drinking from my spouse and making sure there was always enough in the house. But I still had sufficient energy to complete a difficult degree program and to put in a full week at the office. Finally, after one particularly miserable hangover, I made an appointment with a specialist in alcoholism. During the two weeks before the appointment, I somehow managed not to drink. The physician's first question was, "How long since your last drink?" On the basis of my response he assured me I . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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Edited by Roxanne K. Young, Assistant Editor.

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