USA Today (11/27, O’Donnell) reports physicians “say alcohol is often the most dangerous substance for the body to withdraw from – and still more so, when attempted without medical supervision.” Currently, some “16 million people in the United States have alcohol use disorder, which the” National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines “as ‘compulsive alcohol use, loss of control over alcohol intake, and a negative emotional state when not using.’” In 2016, “the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention counted 831 deaths…that could be characterized as related to alcohol withdrawal.” Currently, the NIAAA does “not have an estimate of deaths from alcohol detox.”
Related Links:
— “Quitting alcohol can be deadly: Hundreds in the US die each year, “Jayne O’Donnell, USA TODAY, November 27, 2018.