Narcology

Narcology
Significant diseases Alcoholism, substance dependence, substance use disorder
Specialist Narcologist

Narcology (Russian: наркология, Russian pronunciation: [nərkɐˈɫoɡʲɪɪ̯ə]) is a Russian and former Soviet Republics medical specialty that deals with the treatment of drug addiction.[1][2]

The practitioner of narcology is referred to as an narcologist (Russian: нарколог).

In the United States, the comparable term is addiction medicine.

The medical discipline of narcology in the Russian Federation is a branch of psychiatry.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Latypov, Alisher B (2011). "The Soviet doctor and the treatment of drug addiction: "A difficult and most ungracious task"". Harm Reduction Journal. 8 (1): 32. doi:10.1186/1477-7517-8-32. ISSN 1477-7517.
  2. ↑ Fedun, Stan (25 September 2013). "How Alcohol Conquered Russia".
  3. ↑ Elovich, Richard; Drucker, Ernest (2008). "On drug treatment and social control: Russian narcology's great leap backwards". Harm Reduction Journal. 5 (1): 23. doi:10.1186/1477-7517-5-23. ISSN 1477-7517.
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