Emergency Medicine Reports – July 19, 2009

July 19, 2009

• Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome

  The National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2007 estimated that 17.6 million (1 in 12) adults in the United States abuse or are dependent on alcohol. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) is a potentially life-threatening condition that can develop as a result of sudden reduction or discontinuation of alcohol use.

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