Mild to moderate withdrawal symptoms can often be managed at home and may include: Quitting alcohol abruptly can cause seizures and even death. If you are a heavy drinker, make sure you have ...

Although some people choose to detox at home ... symptoms of alcohol withdrawal syndrome, such as seizures, hallucinations, or prolonged vomiting, needs immediate medical treatment.

Clinicians based in hospitals must be ready to identify, assess, risk-stratify, and treat alcohol withdrawal with evidence based interventions. In this clinically focused review, we outline the ...

Darren Quelch wishes to acknowledge Sally Bradberry (Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Alcohol Lead), Arlene Copland (Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Alcohol Nurse Consultant) and ...

Alcohol prescribing may be used in patients at risk of developing these severe withdrawal symptoms due to their significant alcohol consumption history or lack of responsiveness to benzodiazepines.

Based on literature reviewed here, the primary role for clonidine and dexmedetomidine is as adjunctive treatment to benzodiazepines, the standard of care in alcohol withdrawal. The purpose of this ...

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 ...

In rare and severe cases of alcohol withdrawal, one NHS trust is prescribing alcohol to treat patients. A specialised team at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust prescribes carefully ...

Nursing staff felt the symptom triggered regimen led to fewer episodes of patient agitation or aggression and consequently wanted to continue with this treatment after the pilot period. The use of ...