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The recognition of addiction as a chronic illness

August 20th, 2009 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized

picture 120The British Columbia Medical Association has called for a full continuum of care for addictions in B.C. A policy paper released earlier this year also recommends that addiction be officially recognized by government as a chronic illness.

We speak with Dr. Shao-Hua Lu, the paper’s lead author and chair of BCMA’s Council on Health Promotion.

Image: Dr. Shao-Hua Lu

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