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38 Alcohol Health & Research WorldTreatment of AlcoholWithdrawalHugh Myrick, , and Raymond F. Anton, Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal (AW) can relieve the patient s discomfort,prevent the development of more serious symptoms, and forestall cumulative effects thatmight worsen future withdrawals. Hospital admission provides the safest setting for thetreatment of AW, although many patients with mild to moderate symptoms can be treatedsuccessfully on an outpatient basis. Severe AW requires pharmacological a wide variety of medications have been used for this purpose, clinicians disagreeon the optimum medications and prescribing schedules.
Treatment Settings for Alcohol Detoxification Patients with AW can be treated safely and effectively either within a hospital or clinic (i.e., inpatient treatment) or on an ambulatory basis (i.e., outpatient treatment). Although studies have compared the effectiveness of outpa-tient versus inpatient detoxification, no specific criteria have ...
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