Alcohol withdrawal in past-year drinkers with unhealthy alcohol use: Prevalence, characteristics, and correlates in a national epidemiologic survey.

Ofir Livne Richard S Feinn Justin R Knox Emily E Hartwell Joel Gelernter Deborah S Hasin Henry R Kranzler

Published in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2022)

Among individuals with unhealthy alcohol use, AWS is prevalent, highly comorbid, and disabling. Given the risk of AWS among unhealthy drinkers, a comparatively large segment of the general population, clinicians should seek to identify individuals with AWS and intervene with them to prevent serious adverse outcomes.

Keyphrases

alcohol consumption
risk factors
palliative care
quality improvement
cross sectional