Inmate Dies From Improper Care of Alcohol Withdrawal

Inmate Dies from Improper Care of Alcohol Withdrawal

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CorrectionalNurse.net states that alcohol withdrawal “is the most dangerous type of substance withdrawal and the most prevalent.” The site urges people who work in jails to familiarize themselves with the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal and the proper …
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Symptoms Of Alcohol Abuse, Not Dependence, May Better Reflect Family Risk …

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Importantly, and contrary to expectations, the familial/genetic risk to AUDs was better reflected by symptoms of alcohol abuse and negative psychosocial consequences of AUDs than by early age at onset of drinking, or symptoms of tolerance and withdrawal.
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Commission finds discrimination in inmate death

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Commissioners also expressed concern about the apparent lack of training of officers in both counties regarding the symptoms and dangers of medically unsupported alcohol withdrawal and called for Spear's new order to include a training mandate.
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