Moran, Neil R and Jones, Ellril and O'Toole, Aoibhlinn M and Murray, Frank (2014) Alcohol withdrawal recognition and screening in the acute medical setting. European Journal of Internal Medicine, 25, (7), e87. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2014.06.006.
The increase in high risk drinking patterns, and binge drinking in particular, pose substantial problems for health services and represent a major public health issue. The most recent European Barometer survey on attitudes towards alcohol reports a Europe wide increase in alcohol consumption [1]. Europe is the continent with the highest per capita alcohol consumption in the world with an estimated burden of disease attributable to alcohol of 8–10% [1], compared to the global figure of 4–5% [2]. Emergency Department (ED) presentations and hospital admissions attributable to alcohol have increased over the past decade [3–5].
G Health and disease > Substance use disorder > Alcohol use disorder > Alcohol withdrawal
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Identification and screening > Identification and screening for substance use
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Treatment and maintenance > Treatment factors
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health care programme, service or facility > Hospital
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
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