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The Tricky Ethics of Transplants for Addicts

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JAN 19, 2019 -How many of you think we should do liver transplants for alcoholics?” About half the hands were slowly raised, while the other members of the class looked around nervously. These were third-year medical students, and I was giving my monthly lecture on organ transplantation. “How many of you think the potential recipient should have six months of absolute sobriety before being offered a transplant? … eneman doesn’t remember a specific time when he suddenly increased his drinking. He doesn’t remember a dramatic liftoff. Alcohol just slowly started to permeate everything he did. He started hiding his drinking from his wife and kids, and drinking alone.

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