[Distraneurin:not a therapeutic agent against alcoholism (author's transl)].
This notice shall inform general practitioners, that Distraneurin (Chlormethiazol) - beside of being a very successful drug in treating delirium tremens, suppressing withdrawals and therefore helping alcoholics by their attempt to get abstinent - bears a great danger of iatrogenic habit formation, when it is prescribed continuously over more than three weeks. The patient describes the effect of Distraneurin in the same way as the effect of alcoholconsume, wishes tenacious to extend the order of this drug and elevates the dose and gets addicted to it.
D000430:Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium / Q000188:drug therapy; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002719:Chlormethiazole / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005194:Family Practice; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D013997:Time Factors
D002719:Chlormethiazole
Distraneuring:Kein Therapeutikum der Alkoholabhängigkeit