Rock Doc: Old drug offers new hope for quitting alcohol
She thinks gabapentin is useful to people with alcoholism who are trying to stay dry because it helps lessen some of the withdrawal symptoms people often encounter when they stop drinking. “Gabapentin improved sleep and mood in people who were cutting …
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Health beat: Your New Year quit smoking plan
Tobacco use causes an estimated 443,000 deaths each year. It kills more people every year than human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), illegal drugs, alcohol abuse, car crashes, suicides and murders combined. * For every person who dies from … These are …
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Inquest confirms Watford man's alcohol withdrawal death
It also suggested that “Mr Broad's symptoms of alcohol withdrawal were possibly only spotted once they got severe or acute”. Mr Broad was under the influence of alcohol when he was arrested on November 15 at his home, and taken into custody. He was …
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Science's obsession: The search for a “smart pill”
And we've seen absolutely no withdrawal symptoms. There doesn't … As the New York Times Magazine famously put it in 1987, “nicotine is as addictive as heroin, cocaine or amphetamines, and for most people more addictive than alcohol.” But that's just …
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