jeffw@lemmy.world to Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-related@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago'I was killing myself': San Francisco program giving alcohol to addicts may save liveswww.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down10
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minus-squarePrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 months agoSome hospitals keep it on hand because severe withdrawals can kill a person. I don’t know if this fits your criteria for “helps”, however.
minus-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoThere are certainly other medical uses for ethanol that a hospital would keep it on hand for.
minus-squarePrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoNot saying there isn’t, but this has been documented as treatment for DT’s.
Some hospitals keep it on hand because severe withdrawals can kill a person.
I don’t know if this fits your criteria for “helps”, however.
There are certainly other medical uses for ethanol that a hospital would keep it on hand for.
Not saying there isn’t, but this has been documented as treatment for DT’s.