Prescribing alcohol to treat severe alcohol withdrawal symptoms is a rare and unconventional practice in the NHS.

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In rare and severe cases of alcohol withdrawal , one NHS trust is prescribing alcohol to treat patients. A specialised team at Sandwell and West ...

Based on literature reviewed here, the primary role for clonidine and dexmedetomidine is as adjunctive treatment to benzodiazepines, the standard of care in alcohol withdrawal. The purpose of this ...