Alcohol withdrawal causes physical and emotional symptoms like shaking, sweating, headache, nausea, agitation, irritability, ...

That’s because alcohol misuse changes how the brain works. These symptoms, also known as withdrawal, can be mild or serious -- even fatal. Here’s what you need to know. Withdrawal happens ...

Alcohol contributes to more than 200 health conditions, fueling a staggering 175,000 deaths each year across the U.S. Globally, the toll reaches nearly 3 million lives. Despite these alarming numbers, ...

to withdrawal symptoms. Your doctor will also ask about how your drinking affects your loved ones. Even mild alcohol use disorder needs to be treated. Myth: It’s OK to get drunk on weekends ...

[14] Self-rated and nurse observer–rated symptoms of alcohol withdrawal were significantly reduced with clonidine as compared to placebo on day 2 of treatment (p < 0.025 and p < 0.01 ...

Steffen Essen was the first person to walk in the door of the Longview Campus, a behavioral health facility between Loveland ...

A preclinical study by scientists at Scripps Research finds that a drug already FDA-approved for treating inflammatory ...

As the body adjusts to the absence of alcohol, withdrawal symptoms may manifest. These can range from mild anxiety and sweating to severe complications like seizures or delirium tremens.

A recovering alcoholic died from cardiac arrest caused by alcohol withdrawal, an inquest heard. Stephen Anderson Kirk was found dead in his room by hotel staff on October 15 last year. The 43-year ...

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.