Pain control in recovering alcoholics: effects of local anesthesia.: An article from: Journal of Studies on Alcohol

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From the author: (J. Stud. Alcohol 58: 291-296, 1997)

From the supplier: Twenty-two recovering alcoholics, with a mean length of sobriety of 113 days, were not significantly different from a population of 22 nonalcoholics in their sensitivity to the pain-controlling effects of the local anesthesia mepivicaine, according to a dental study at the University of Washington. Prior pain management research in clinical settings suggested that alcoholics were less responsive to anesthesia and pain-controlling drugs than nonalcoholics. The study also found that psychological factors such as depression did affect alcoholics' level of response to local anesthesia.

Citation Details
Title: Pain control in recovering alcoholics: effects of local anesthesia.
Author: Louis Fiset
Publication:Journal of Studies on Alcohol (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 1997
Publisher: Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.
Volume: v58 Issue: n3 Page: p291(6)

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