Talk:Alcohol detoxification

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The graph at the top of this article screams "inappropriate." The title is "Harm Caused By Drugs" and the units are a 0-100 "harm rating" scale, representing "the levels of damage caused by drugs, in the opinion of drug-harm experts," according to the caption.

NONE of this seems to have any basis in objective fact, something which is noted right there in the caption ("opinion"). Far more shocking however is the use of "drug-harm experts" as a source of information. If the survey had been of doctors, presumably this would say "doctors" or "medical professionals" instead, however it doesn't, leading me to believe that is not the case. The phrase "drug-harm experts" sounds like a dreadfully biased grouping of anti-drug activists rather than medically-educated and -practiced individuals who could truthfully assess the harmfulness of various drugs. Nonetheless, even doing that seems subjective (I.E. what determines the criteria of harmfulness?); the presently unexplained units on the 0-100 "harm scale" are utterly meaningless.

Long story short, this graphic appears more like an obtuse scare-tactic rather than a neutral evaluation of different drugs' actual harmfulness. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.211.134.0 (talk) 02:38, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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I think this article needs much more. For example, community/home detox vs in-patient detox. Role of vitamin supplements. Importance of psycho-social interventions in making detox successful. Popstock 13:57, 26 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Does the definition of detox really require other drugs. Can't you go through detox without other drugs? In other words, does detox always reduce or eliminate withdrawl?Desoto10 (talk) 05:55, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You are right. Only in chronic cases of alcohol dependence are withdrawal drugs necessary. In effect, anyone who stops drinking abruptly - even if you've only had a couple of drinks and then allow the alcohol to come out the system over a period of a week or so could be classed as having detoxed from alcohol. From a medical point of view, if a healthcare professional deems it fit that someone should have drugs in order to help cope with the withdrawal and ensure a safe detox process, then drugs should be administered and monitored. This article is quite poor and need thoroughly rewritten. There is a good article here: [1]https://www.detoxtoday.co.uk/home-alcohol-detox-london-uk/ Jamesmcinally (talk) 01:08, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the Piracitam section entirely because nobody uses it and all of the references but one lead directly to Piracitam.com which exists to sell the stuff.Desoto10 (talk) 06:06, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Shouldn't we include the use of alcohol as an ingredient for detox? Miniscule amounts of alcohol expedite withdrawl, speed detox, reduce inpatient stay, and have no side effects as do pharmaceuticals. There is much fanfare about the ethics of using the demon to extinguish the demon but the benefits of this reatment far outweigh the detriment. Clinicly administered, alcohol is by far the the best antidote for alcohol withdrawl. Iquestionit (talk) 05:39, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]