“We’re definitely seeing younger and younger patients coming in with what we previously thought was advanced liver disease seen in patients only in their 50s and 60s,' said Dr. Jessica Mellinger.
There are many potential causes, from economic uncertainty to isolation during the pandemic to underlying trauma, researchers say. Another reason could be that drinks have become more potent and people are"drinking more per unit volume," Dr. Elliot Tapper, a liver disease expert and gastroenterology specialist at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, told NBC News.
Since 2018, Mellinger, and doctors at the Michigan Alcohol Improvement program provide psychiatrists and addiction specialists to patients with liver disease. The clinic’s early research suggests this approach succeeds in preventing relapse. Addiction experts not associated with the Michigan program say that having a patient seen by a psychiatrist, an addiction specialist and a liver specialist can provide more motivation to patients.
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