Phenobarbital is a medication that doctors may prescribe to treat alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) during detox. There are many risks associated with its use, and it’s typically only used in rehab ...

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 ...

Alcohol withdrawal is associated with positive changes in the composition and function of the gut microbiome, improving our understanding of the gut's influence on physiological and behavioral health, ...

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 ...