Withdrawal from alcohol using monitored alcohol consumption: a case report.
OBJECTIVE
A single case study of alcohol withdrawal through monitored alcohol consumption in a hostel resident.


METHODS
A standard dose of cider was given when the client requested, and had a lower breath alcohol concentration than when he took his previous dose of cider.


RESULTS
Abstinence was uneventfully achieved on two separate occasions each taking only 2 days.


CONCLUSIONS
Withdrawal from alcohol through monitored alcohol consumption is a potentially effective and rapid procedure, but the limits of its appropriate use have not been established.
Wright
Neil R
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Nottingham Alcohol and Drug Team, The Wells Road Centre, The Wells Road, Nottingham NG3 3AA and Sneinton Hermitage, 35-37 Sneinton Hermitage, Sneinton, Nottingham NG2 4BT, UK.
Thompson
Caroline
C
D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000628:therapy*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013695:Temperance
D000431:Ethanol