TY - JOUR T1 - Acute alcohol toxicity and withdrawal in the emergency room and medical admissions unit JF - Clinical Medicine JO - Clin Med SP - 486 LP - 489 DO - 10.7861/clinmedicine.15-5-486 VL - 15 IS - 5 AU - Marsha Y Morgan Y1 - 2015/10/05 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/15/5/486.abstract N2 - Alcohol-related hospital attendances and admissions continue to escalate despite a fall in alcohol consumption levels in the UK population overall. People with alcohol-related problems pose a significant and often disproportionate burden on acute medical services as their management is often complex and challenging. This article focuses on the management of alcohol intoxication, with particular emphasis on aggressive and possibly violent behaviour; alcohol withdrawal; fitting; and the prevention and treatment of Wernicke's encephalopathy. ER -