Scripps Research Institute: For Heavy Drinkers, Chronic Pain Associated With Alcohol Withdrawal Could Be Permanent
October 17, 2024
October 17, 2024
LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news:
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Scripps Research scientists show that alcohol withdrawal causes long-lasting sensitivity to mechanical stimuli in heavy drinkers, and identify a drug target that could help.
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One of the main physical symptoms of alcohol withdrawal is "allodynia"-- increased sensitivity to mechanical stimuli that are normally innocuous, which . . .
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Scripps Research scientists show that alcohol withdrawal causes long-lasting sensitivity to mechanical stimuli in heavy drinkers, and identify a drug target that could help.
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One of the main physical symptoms of alcohol withdrawal is "allodynia"-- increased sensitivity to mechanical stimuli that are normally innocuous, which . . .