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		As tolerance to alcohol escalates, the normal neurobiological response is to overcompensate for the presence of alcohol and maintain homeostasis.
		Predictors of alcohol withdrawal complications are the duration of alcohol consumption, the total number of prior alcohol detoxifications, and previous withdrawal-related seizures and episodes.
		The challenge to treat an alcohol withdrawal patient with a comorbid medical illness is illustrated by the case of a patient with both AWS and a coronary artery disease.
	www.uspharmacist.com /index.asp?page=ce/105043/default.htm (5342 words)

	alcoholwithdrawalsyndrome.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a cluster of symptoms observed in persons who stop drinking alcohol following continuous and heavy consumption.
		In a recent review of pharmacological treatments for alcohol intoxication, withdrawal, and dependence, Liskow and Goodwin (1987) concluded that the drugs of choice for treating withdrawal are the benzodiazepines--e.g., the longer-acting benzodiazepines chlordiazepoxide (Librium) and diazepam (Valium) or the shorter-acting benzodiazepines oxazepam (Serax) and lorazepam (Ativan).
		Withdrawal severity scales should be used to complement, not replace, a thorough clinical evaluation of the patient's medical status.
	www.ni-cor.com /alcoholwithdrawalsyndrome.html (1868 words)

	Alcohol withdrawal syndrome American Family Physician - Find Articles
		Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is mediated by a variety of mechanisms.
		An important concept in both alcohol craving and alcohol withdrawal is the "kindling" phenomenon; the term refers to long-term changes that occur in neurons after repeated detoxifications.
		Alcohol withdrawal delirium, or delirium tremens, is characterized by clouding of consciousness and delirium.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3225/is_6_69/ai_114608393 (766 words)

	Practice Guidelines,PHARMACOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL: JAMA 1997 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Alcohol dependence continues to be major public health problem, and among its many associated medical problems is a well characterized withdrawal syndrome.
		In one case report, the diagnosis of withdrawal delirium was significantly delayed in a patient who presented with marked confusion because the patient had earlier been placed on a regimen of propranolol and thus demonstrated none of the autonomic hyperactivity classically associated with alcohol withdrawal delirium.
		Intramuscular/oral lorazepam in acute alcohol withdrawal and incipient delirium tremens.
	www.asam.org /publ/withdrawal.htm (6961 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Alcohol withdrawal
		Alcohol withdrawal usually occurs in adults, but it may happen in teenagers or children as well.
		Alcohol withdrawal may range from a mild and uncomfortable disorder to a serious, life-threatening condition.
		Alcohol withdrawal is a serious condition that may rapidly become life-threatening.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000764.htm (759 words)

	Alcohol: Withdrawal \| Drug Abuse and Effects
		Other factors that may be involved in the severity of the withdrawal syndrome include age, nutrition, and presence of other physical disorders or illness (for example, inflammation of the pancreas or an infection such as pneumonia).
		As alcohol is eliminated from the body, symptoms and signs of alcohol withdrawal appear in direct relation to the decreasing amounts.
		Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a set of symptoms and signs that occur when a person goes through alcohol detoxification.
	www.bookrags.com /research/alcohol-withdrawal-dat-01 (1275 words)

	Searching for new detoxification strategies
		Benzodiazepines are to alcohol what methadone is to heroin; that is, they provide an alcohol-like effect, relieving AWS symptoms by substituting for the alcohol that is no longer present in the system.
		The concept of neuronal kindling is used to understand what clinicians may see during alcohol withdrawal: symptoms tend to become worse over time in people who repeatedly expose their brains to withdrawal from alcohol.
		Because the study participants were already experiencing withdrawal symptoms at a level that is normally medicated, they were also given a baseline dose of oxazepam (a benzodiazepine sedative) to ease their discomfort, as well as additional oxazepam if and when the severity of their withdrawal symptoms warranted it.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2001-09/ace-sfn091001.php (821 words)

	Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is intermediated by a mixed bag of mechanisms.
		An crucial conception in both alcohol craving and alcohol withdrawal is the kindling phenomenon; the term refers to long-term changes that happen in neurons following duplicated detoxifications.
		Although the implication of kindling in alcohol withdrawal is deliberated, this phenomenon may be significant in the selection of medicines to address withdrawal.
	www.freezinesite.com /articles.cgi/read/37181/Alcohol-Withdrawal-Syndrome-AWS.html (510 words)

	Zee News - Alcohol shots cut withdrawal in alcoholic patients (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		New York, Aug 31: For people who are alcohol dependent and need to undergo surgery, injections of alcohol can reduce the withdrawal symptoms, researchers report in the journal of the American College of Surgeons.
		Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a group of symptoms, including shakiness, hallucinations, and confusion, that occur when a chronic alcohol user abruptly stops drinking.
		The researchers developed a protocol for patients at risk for alcohol withdrawal syndrome, based on blood alcohol levels and clinical assessment of withdrawal symptoms.
	www.zeenews.com /znnew/print_articles.asp?aid=319334&ssid=28&sid=ENV (319 words)

	Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome-Alcohol Alert No. 05-1989
		The alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a cluster of symptoms observed in persons who stop drinking alcohol following continuous and heavy consumption.
		There is a welcome trend toward using the CIWA and other clinical scales for measuring withdrawal syndrome severity and for guiding drug treatment decisions; their use should be encouraged.
		Withdrawal severity scales should be used to complement, not replace, a thorough clinical evaluation of the patient's medical status.
	www.medhelp.org /NIHlib/GF-177.html (1885 words)

	eMedicine - Withdrawal Syndromes : Article by Ashok Jain, MD, MPH, ABMT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Alcohol-withdrawal syndrome is rare in persons younger than 20 years because of their limited access to alcohol and because of the duration of alcohol abuse required to produce tolerance and potential withdrawal.
		The syndrome is characterized by rhinorrhea, sneezing, yawning, lacrimation, abdominal cramping, leg cramping, piloerection (gooseflesh), nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and dilated pupils.
		The half-life of the opioid causing withdrawal syndrome determines the onset and duration of symptoms.
	www.emedicine.com /emerg/topic643.htm (8216 words)

	Alcohol Withdrawal - Vitacost (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Alcohol withdrawal is a set of symptoms that occur with the elimination of alcohol when a person is psychologically and/or physiologically addicted to it.
		While some reports have suggested it may be safer for alcoholics to supplement with beta-carotene instead of vitamin A, potential problems accompany the use of either vitamin A or beta-carotene in correcting the deficiency induced by alcoholism.
		Alcoholics are sometimes deficient in magnesium, and some researchers believe that symptoms of withdrawal may result in part from this deficiency.
	www.vitacost.com /science/hn/Concern/Alcohol.htm (2160 words)

	benzo.org.uk : Protracted Withdrawal is a Real Syndrome, eClinical Psychiatry News, April 2002
		The exact incidence of protracted withdrawal syndrome is unknown, but researchers say it affects a sizable minority of addicts and alcoholics.
		Protracted withdrawal syndrome can develop following chronic use of alcohol, sedative hypnotic agents, benzodiazepines, opioids, psychostimulants, and nicotine, said Dr. Cohn, who presented the case of an alcoholic man he described as a "vodka enthusiast." His withdrawal was serious enough to warrant ICU admission.
		In most cases, acute alcohol withdrawal is complete within a week to 10 days, but protracted withdrawal can last from months to years, he said.
	www.benzo.org.uk /ecpn.htm (752 words)

	AMA (Virtual Mentor) Clinical Pearl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Studies have revealed that, with the exception of alcohol abuse, resident physician substance use is lower than that in comparable age-related cohorts in the general population [4], and where there is substance use, much of it started prior to medical school [5].
		Alcohol abuse may be evident in physical exam findings that include hepatomegaly, rhinophyma (hypertrophy of the nose with follicular dilatation), hand tremors, and skin petechiae, or laboratory findings of elevated GGT, MCV, and serum uric acid.
		Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) results from the cessation of or reduction in heavy or prolonged alcohol use, and is characterized by 2 or more of the following symptoms developing over a period of several hours to a few days [7]:
	www.ama-assn.org /ama/pub/category/9774.html (530 words)

	Fetal alcohol syndrome Information on Healthline
		Fetal alcohol syndrome is the manifestation of specific growth, mental, and physical birth defects associated with the mother's high levels of alcohol use during pregnancy.
		Alcohol use or abuse by the pregnant woman subjects her to the same range of risks that alcohol has in the general population.
		Alcohol use during the first trimester is more damaging than during the second trimester, which is, in turn, more damaging than use in the third trimester.
	www.healthline.com /adamcontent/fetal-alcohol-syndrome (836 words)

	alcohol withdrawal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism No. 5 PH 270 August 1989 Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome The alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a cluster of symptoms observed in persons...
		We show that alcohol withdrawal is not a unitary process, but consists of CNS excitation/anxiety, hyperadrenergic sysmptoms, and...
		Alcohol withdrawal refers to the physical problems and emotions you have if you are dependent on alcohol and then suddenly stop drinking.Â It can also...
	www.alcohol-planet.com /articles/4/alcohol-withdrawal.html (232 words)

	Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome, Stop Drinking, Treatment, Sobriety Program, Addiction and Rehab Resource
		Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a set of symptoms that people have when they suddenly stop drinking after using alcohol for a long period of time.
		This is especially true for people who have had a bad withdrawal before and people who have other health problems, such as infections, heart disease, lung disease or a history of seizures.
		It's important for people going through withdrawal to have a quiet, safe place to stay until the withdrawal is over.
	www.addictionrehab.net /alcohol_withdrawal.htm (425 words)

	Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome-Alcohol Alert No. 05-1989
		Thus, repeated untreated alcohol withdrawals may lead to direct damage to the hippocampus.
		However, research on treating alcohol withdrawal is just beginning to accumulate.
		Recent research findings show a potential for central nervous system damage to patients who experience repeated withdrawals and suggest that all patients exhibiting alcohol withdrawal symptoms receive pharmacotherapy.
	pubs.niaaa.nih.gov /publications/aa05.htm (2152 words)

	Anticonvulsants for alcohol withdrawal
		Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a cluster of symptoms that occurs in alcohol-dependent people after cessation or reduction in alcohol use.
		There was a non-significant decreased incidence of seizures (RR 0.50; 95% CI 0.18 to 1.34) favouring the patients that were treated with anticonvulsants than other drugs, and side-effects tended to be less common in the anticonvulsant-group (RR 0.56; 95% CI 0.31 to 1.02).
		It is not possible to draw definite conclusions about the effectiveness and safety of anticonvulsants in alcohol withdrawal, because of the heterogeneity of the trials both in interventions and the assessment of outcomes.
	www.cochrane.org /reviews/en/ab005064.html (540 words)

	Effects 0f tianeptine ( Stablon, Coaxil ) on ethanol withdrawal syndrome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		ffects of acute and chronic tianeptine treatments on ethanol withdrawal syndrome were investigated in rats.
		After 2nd, 4th and 6th hours of ethanol withdrawal, rats were observed for 5 min, and withdrawal signs which included locomotor hyperactivity, agitation, tremor, wet dog shakes, stereotyped behavior and audiogenic seizures were recorded or rated.
		Our results suggest that acute or chronic tianeptine treatment attenuates ethanol withdrawal syndrome in ethanol-dependent rats and this drug may be useful for treatment of ethanol-type dependence.
	www.biopsychiatry.com /tianeptine-alcohol.htm (225 words)

	IV ethanol reduces duration of alcohol withdrawal syndrome
		Dr. Ari Halldorsson of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock and colleagues report that the incidence of alcohol withdrawal syndrome is about 8% in general hospital patients, 16% in elective surgery patients and as high as 31% in trauma patients.
		The team notes that their institution had no set protocol for alcohol prophylaxis or dealing with alcohol withdrawal syndrome.
		The researchers developed a protocol for patients at risk for alcohol withdrawal syndrome, based on blood alcohol levels and clinical assessment of withdrawal symptoms and signs.
	www.merckmedicus.com /pp/us/hcp/hcp_newsarticle.jsp?newsid=672922&newsgroup=3 (500 words)

	Alcohol Addiction Treatment Rehab Program by Alcoholism 2.com
		A hangover is due partly to poisoning by alcohol and other components of the drink, and partly to the body's reaction to withdrawal from alcohol.
		Withdrawal symptoms range from jumpiness, sleeplessness, sweating, and poor appetite, to tremors (the "shakes"), convulsions.
		Fetal Alcohol Syndrome may result from a pregnant woman's drinking alcohol; this condition causes facial abnormalities in the child, as well as growth retardation and brain damage, which often is manifested by intellectual difficulties or behavioral problems.
	www.alcoholism2.com (813 words)

	Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS)
		Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is intermediated by a mixed bag of mechanisms.
		An crucial conception in both alcohol craving and alcohol withdrawal is the kindling phenomenon; the term refers to long-term changes that happen in neurons following duplicated detoxifications.
		Although the implication of kindling in alcohol withdrawal is deliberated, this phenomenon may be significant in the selection of medicines to address withdrawal.
	www.articlealley.com /article_25650_23.html (692 words)

	Alcohol Withdrawal & Treatment - Drug Rehab 101
		There are withdrawal symptoms, and often, outside help is needed to combat the alcohol withdrawal symptoms, as well as to help the person psychologically.
		While most alcohol dependency can be treated with a combination of out patient pharmacology and counseling, in severe cases, it might be necessary to undergo treatment in an in-patient alcohol rehabilitation facility.
		While alcohol abuse (which does not entail a physical dependence on alcohol) can be treated alone, or with a good support group, alcohol dependency is different.
	www.drugrehab101.com /articles16.html (554 words)

	Miscy Directory - Top > Health > Specific_Substances > Alcoholic_Beverages > Detriments > Alcohol_Withdrawal_Syndrome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome - Information primarily for health professionals, provided by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
		Pharmacological Management of Alcohol Withdrawal - Abstract on the subject, with goal of providing an evidence-based practice guideline for physicians.
		Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome - Information about the syndrome, and what doctors, family, and friends can do to help.
	dir.miscy.com /Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Detriments/Alcohol_Withdrawal_Syndrome (128 words)

	Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome -- familydoctor.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a set of symptoms that people have when they suddenly stop drinking after using alcohol for a long period of time.
		Withdrawal symptoms rarely occur in people who only drink once in a while.
		This is especially true for people who have had a bad withdrawal before and people who have other health problems, such as infections, heart disease, lung disease or a history of seizures.
	www.familydoctor.org /007.xml (483 words)

	Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ballenger and Post (1978) did a retrospective chart review that led them to postulate that repeated inadequately treated alcohol withdrawals could produce future withdrawals of increased severity.
		The implication is that repeated untreated alcohol withdrawals have a cumulative effect and create more serious future alcohol withdrawals.
		Whereas outpatient detoxification may be cheaper for some alcoholics, it is not clear to what extent serious conditions may lead to more severe and expensive problems later.
	www.stopaddiction.com /narconon_alcohol_withdrawal.html (835 words)

	Healthline - Search Results For substance withdrawal syndrome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Substance abuse is a pattern of drug, alcohol or other substance use that creates many adverse results from its continual use.
		Withdrawal syndrome occurs in drug and alcohol addicted individuals who discontinue or reduce the use of their drug of choice.
		Carbamazepine is an appropriate alternative to a benzodiazepine in the outpatient treatment of patients with mild to moderate alcohol withdrawal symptoms...Most patients have a similar spectrum of symptoms
	www.healthline.com /search?q1=substance+withdrawal+syndrome&imuId=8099872 (480 words)

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