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'I was killing myself': San Francisco program giving alcohol to addicts may save lives
(www.usatoday.com)
this post was submitted on 05 Jun 2024
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I used to administer benzos as part of the CIWA protocol. Why does this place give alcohol instead of benzos?
I think because that to minimize damage for a full acute withdrawal. As I understand it, benzos increase GABA that is depleted from alcohol, because NMDA recovers more quickly and is excitable, causing the twitching, seizures, etc.
This seems like a slow wean off with social and housing support to replace the dependency on alcohol. Kind of makes a lot of sense.