Imaging beta-amyloid (Aβ) burden in the brains of middle-aged individuals with alcohol-use disorders: a [11 C]PIB PET study Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed on a 1.5 Tesla GE Signa ...

Accordingly, the present study examined the impact of intra-CeA KOR antagonism on escalated operant alcohol self-administration and physiological withdrawal symptoms during acute withdrawal and ...

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 ...

We performed an extensive English-language MEDLINE search (1966 to December 2010) to identify articles evaluating the efficacy and safety of α 2-agonists for alcohol withdrawal. Search terms ...

Adults in acute alcohol withdrawal in hospital may need care from 1 or more services and further assessment to determine what care is needed. Locally specified protocols will provide guidance for next ...

If you are an arresting or a detentions officer, and you believe that a subject is in or at risk for acute alcohol withdrawal, seek emergency medical treatment immediately. The consequences of ...

This is called alcohol withdrawal. About half of all people with alcohol use disorder go through it. For men, heavy drinking is defined as five or more alcoholic drinks in a day or 15 or more per ...

The committee's full set of recommendations for research is detailed in the full guideline. 1 Admission to hospital for acute alcohol withdrawal What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of ...

Protracted withdrawal from alcohol is well-recorded ... for morphine users usually start between 6 to 9 weeks after the acute withdrawal phase and persist until 26 to 30 weeks.

A nurse-led Alcohol Care Team has reduced emergency hospital admissions for patients presenting with acute alcohol withdrawal at an emergency department. This initiative won the Emergency and Critical ...

Additionally, benzodiazepines can lead to addiction, so doctors limit their use to the treatment of acute alcohol withdrawal. Typically, it would involve only short-term use. Research compared the ...