Here's why alcohol withdrawal can overstimulate the brain, who is most at risk and when symptoms require emergency care.

The death of Joanna Ruth Shields, the 37-year-old woman who was found along a remote Big Sur hiking trail in April, has cast ...

Alcohol withdrawal symptoms typically begin within hours after a person stops or significantly reduces drinking. They often progress through stages, ranging from mild symptoms, like anxiety and ...

In rare and severe cases of alcohol withdrawal, one NHS trust is prescribing alcohol to treat patients. A specialised team at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust prescribes carefully ...

A recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons provides a detailed analysis of the impacts of alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) and delirium tremens (DT) on surgical ...

What compels someone to keep engaging in alcohol use, even if it damages their health, relationships and well-being? A new study from Scripps Research offers an important clue: a small midline brain ...

Withdrawal is a constellation of aversive symptoms—ranging from anxiety, tremors (“the shakes”), and nausea to hallucinations and frank seizures—brought on by the sudden stoppage or dosage drop of ...