Credit: Pharmacological Research (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2024.107462 One of the main physical symptoms of alcohol withdrawal is “allodynia”— increased sensitivity to mechanical stimuli that are normally innocuous, which is a clinical sign of chronic pain. In a new animal study published in Pharmacological Research, Scripps Research scientists show that the duration of this heightened sensitivity depends on the amount of alcohol...
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Drug eases recovery for those with severe alcohol withdrawal
by Bill Hathaway, Yale University A drug once used to treat high blood pressure can help alcoholics with withdrawal symptoms reduce or eliminate their drinking, Yale University researchers report Nov. 19 in the American Journal of Psychiatry. In a double-blind study, researchers gave the drug prazosin or a placebo to 100 people entering outpatient treatment after being diagnosed...