The End of My Addiction

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    Ameisen, Olivier, 1953–
    The end of my addiction / Olivier Ameisen.—1st ed.
         p.; cm.
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    ISBN: 978-1-4299-4973-6
    1. Ameisen, Olivier, 1953—Mental health. 2. Alcoholics—United States—
Biography. 3. Physicians—United States—Biography. 4. Alcoholism—
Chemotherapy. I. Title.
    [DNLM: 1. Ameisen, Olivier, 1953–2. Alcoholism—drug therapy—Personal
Narratives. 3. Autoexperimentation—Personal Narratives. 4. Baclofen—
therapeutic use—Personal Narratives. 5. Physicians—Personal Narratives.
WM 274 A498e 2009]
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