Begins 3-5 days after last drink

Occurs in less than 5% of withdrawal

Marked by disorientation and global confusion

Mortality 2-10%

Death—cardiovascular, metabolic, or infection

Occur within 12-48 hours of last drink

3-10% people in withdrawal develop hallucinations

Duration varies

Usually visual (pink elephants

Occasionally auditory, tactile (fornication), or olfactory

Taken from:

http://www.acponline.org/about_acp/chapters/mt/bsky12_kronenberger.pdf

NIAAA

Raging Alcoholic

Occurs within 6-48 hours of last drink

3-15% of untreated suffer grand mal seizures

Rish increased by duration of alcohol abuse

40% are single, (home alone)

30% of untreated go on to delirium tremens (dts)

Reduce symptoms

Prevent seizures

Prevent delirium tremens

Prevent medical complications

17 Million People with AUD (alcohol use disorder)

85,000 people die from alcohol related causes in the U.S.

(NIaaa)

500,000 epidodes of withdrawal requiring medication per

year

15-36% people admitted to hospitals have auds

8% general hospital admissions get withdrawal

16% post surgical patients get withdrawal

Symptoms appear within 6-36 hours of last drink

13-71 % of alcohol dependent patients experience symptoms

Caused by autonomic hyperactivity