Sober-Curious? Here’s A Timeline Of What Happens When You Quit Alcohol

After becoming sober, the body follows a timeline healing: liver regeneration, blood pressure drops, cancer risk reduction ...
The Conversation

Alcohol prescribing for severe withdrawal – what the research shows

Darren Quelch wishes to acknowledge Sally Bradberry (Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Alcohol Lead), Arlene Copland (Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Alcohol Nurse Consultant) and Carol ...
MyNorthwest.com

WSU researchers make breakthrough in easing alcohol withdrawal symptoms

Researchers at Washington State University (WSU) have unlocked the answer to curbing alcohol withdrawal symptoms. A new study found that by targeting the brain’s cerebellum region, scientists were ...
Healio

Alcohol withdrawal syndrome linked to complications after surgery, higher costs of care

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More than one-third of patients found to have alcohol withdrawal syndrome after surgery progressed to delirium ...

Maryland doctor explains the dangers of alcohol withdrawal: 'A brain chemistry problem, not just a lack of willpower'

Long-term consumption of alcohol makes the brain adapt to its constant presence. Quitting out of the blue disrupts the ...
KHQ

Breakthrough in alcohol withdrawal treatment being explored in Pullman

PULLMAN, Wash. – Researchers at Washington State University are exploring a new approach to treating alcohol withdrawal syndrome, focusing on the cerebellum, a part of the brain often overlooked in ...
Medscape

More Screening Will Help Avoid Adverse Outcomes Connected With Postsurgical Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome, New Study Finds

A recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons provides a detailed analysis of the impacts of alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) and delirium tremens (DT) on surgical ...
Business Insider

I spent my first sober Christmas alone. It was the best one I ever had.

In 2019, after relapsing multiple times, I stopped drinking. I was discharged and decided to treat Christmas Day as any other day, not to be pressured. I didn't have the urge to drink, and it was ...
Opinion

Addiction affects your brain as well as your body. That's why detoxing is just the first stage of recovery

Addiction is one of the most common and consequential chronic medical conditions in the United States. Nationwide, more than 46 million people met the criteria for a substance abuse disorder as of ...