Not all studies have found positive results when clonidine is compared to other medications for acute alcohol withdrawal. Robinson et al. randomized 32 alcohol inpatients to clonidine 0.3–0.9 mg ...

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.

This is known as post-acute withdrawal syndrome (PAWS). For those with alcohol use disorder, withdrawal is just the first ...

which decline as the brain accommodates to the absence of alcohol. In general, acute withdrawal lasts about a week for drugs with a very short half-life. The opioid heroin is typical of such drugs.

This is a rare condition in which alcohol use disorder, acute alcohol intoxication, and alcohol withdrawal can cause symptoms of psychosis. Current research recognizes alcohol-related ...