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Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms, Alcohol Detox and Symptom Management

William Carrick, RN, MSN, CARN
Medication

Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms, Alcohol Detox, and Symptom Management Alcohol withdrawal symptoms are the body's way of telling us there is a problem. A supervised medical detox performed by one qualified nurse clinician over a four to five day period allows…

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