ASAM Clinical Practice Guideline on Alcohol Withdrawal Management (2020)

Developed and updated by the American Society of Addiction Medicine’s (ASAM) Quality Improvement Council on Alcohol Withdrawal Management, the Clinical Practice Guideline on Alcohol Withdrawal Management (2020) supports clinicians in patient management and decision-making to treat alcohol withdrawal (AW). This summary provides recommendations in the following areas: identification and diagnosis of AW, initial assessment of AW, level of care determination, ambulatory management of AW, inpatient management of AW, addressing complicated AW, and specific settings and populations.

 

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