Episode 5: Harm Reduction for Alcohol Use Disorder: Managed Alcohol Programs
Featuring:
Tanya Majumder, MD, MS
Physician with the San Francisco Department of Public Health
Alice Moughamian, RN, CNS
Nurse Manager with the San Francisco Department of Public Health
Hosted by:
Soraya Azari, MD
In this episode, we present the San Francisco Department of Public Health’s Managed Alcohol Program (MAP), the first of its kind in the country. Managed alcohol programs offer the opportunity to improve the physical, mental, legal, and social health of patients with alcohol use disorder using harm reduction strategies. Guests discuss the theory behind MAP, the history of how the San Francisco program came to be, the ethical dilemmas that arise from this kind of work, and hopeful success stories. While research suggests that abstinence-based programs are not necessary for all individuals with alcohol use disorder--harm reduction strategies for alcohol use disorder have yet to gain prominence as treatment options.

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