Neil R Wright1, Caroline Thompson. 1. 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.
Abstract
AIMS: A single case study of alcohol withdrawal through monitored alcohol consumption in a hostel resident. METHOD: 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.
AIMS: A single case study of alcohol withdrawal through monitored alcohol consumption in a hostel resident. METHOD: A standard dose of cider was given when the client requested, and had a lower breathalcohol 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.