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Blood Pressure Drug Can Ease Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms

A drug once used to treat high blood pressure can help alcoholics with withdrawal symptoms and reduce or eliminate their drinking, Yale University researchers report. In a double-blind study, researchers gave the drug prazosin or a placebo to 100 people entering outpatient treatment after being diagnosed with alcohol use disorder. All of the patients had experienced varying degrees of withdrawal symptoms prior to entering treatment.

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