Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
if you have a history of alcohol or drug abuse
English answer:
if you have been or presently are an alcoholic or a drug addict
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Elena Sgarbo (X)
Nov 13, 2004 14:11
19 yrs ago
English term
Denny
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You cannot volunteer to participate in this study if you have a history of alcohol or drug abuse.
What does alcohol or drug abuse mean here? Does it mean if one has been having the same in excessive doses. Please guide.
What does alcohol or drug abuse mean here? Does it mean if one has been having the same in excessive doses. Please guide.
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| 5 +8 | Yes: if you have been or presently are an alcoholic or a drug addict |
Elena Sgarbo (X)
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| 4 +2 | persons who have abused alcohol or drugs will not be accepted |
RHELLER
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| 1 | addiction |
prozmania (X)
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Yes: if you have been or presently are an alcoholic or a drug addict
HI Denny,
Put a bit more bluntly than in your text, the person volunteering for the sudy can't be either an alcoholic or a drug addict. People with substance abuse problems who participate in studies usually present compliance problems.
HTH,
Elena
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Note added at 12 hrs 30 mins (2004-11-14 02:41:22 GMT) Post-grading
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:::::::: Just to clarify: in Medicine, \"history\" refers to anything in the past up to the present time.
Put a bit more bluntly than in your text, the person volunteering for the sudy can't be either an alcoholic or a drug addict. People with substance abuse problems who participate in studies usually present compliance problems.
HTH,
Elena
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Note added at 12 hrs 30 mins (2004-11-14 02:41:22 GMT) Post-grading
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:::::::: Just to clarify: in Medicine, \"history\" refers to anything in the past up to the present time.
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Comment: "Thanks to all of you."
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addiction
compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance (as heroin, nicotine, or alcohol) characterized by tolerance and by well-defined physiological symptoms upon withdrawal; broadly : persistent compulsive use of a substance known by the user to be harmful
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persons who have abused alcohol or drugs will not be accepted
they are not referring to the present, they are referring to the past (History of)
this does not mean that they cannot drink or use drugs; abuse is different than casual use
this does not mean that they cannot drink or use drugs; abuse is different than casual use
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Özden Arıkan
: you're right, it doesn't refer to the present situation only: those who had been addicts in the past won't be eligible either
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thanks Xola :-)
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Elena Sgarbo (X)
: Hi Rita. I agree with your answer. Re: your explanation, however, in Medicine we say "history of..." to refer to both past and present conditions / events in general. To place references in "the past", we write in the pt's chart: "PAST medical history"
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Hi and thanks Elena, I do not work in the medical field but I know a distinction is made between user/abuser/addict
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