Recognizing alcohol withdrawal symptoms is crucial for safety and recovery. From mild signs to severe dangers like Delirium ...

Objective: To evaluate literature reporting on the role of norepinephrine in alcohol withdrawal and to determine the safety and efficacy of α 2-agonists in reducing symptoms of this severe condition.

“Alcohol-related liver disease is a very serious condition. It occurs after years—often a decade or more—of persistent, ...

The earliest studies of clonidine in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal were limited by the use of concomitant medications. Bjorkqvist et al. evaluated the efficacy of a clonidine taper ...

Although alcohol withdrawal is common and usually mild, the abrupt cessation of alcohol consumption by a patient with alcohol dependence may lead to delirium tremens (a severe dysautonomic and ...

They may move and speak very slowly and very little, and appear to find speaking or moving laborious. They may sleep much more than usual. Delirium tremens happens to people suffering alcohol ...

I come from a family of alcoholics. Sarah, my first cousin, was the most recent to die of complications from alcoholism, at ...

The total proportional incidence of alcohol withdrawal syndrome hospitalizations was 2.3%, and particularly affected men 30 to 49 years of age (9%-11% of hospitalizations). Hospitalization for ...