Home-based Withdrawal Management Pilot
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Nova Scotia Health Authority. Mental Health and Addictions Program.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2020.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2138
- Available Online
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The Home-based Withdrawal Management Pilot is for people who are at low risk of severe (very bad) or complicated withdrawal and may benefit from medication-assisted alcohol withdrawal in a home or community setting. This pamphlet describes addiction, alcohol withdrawal, and symptoms (common, less common, rare). It also explains medication information that can help symptoms, home support, and things you can do to help yourself during withdrawal. Common questions are answered such as how long the…
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Mental Health and Addictions Program
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2020
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (14 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Alcoholism - drug therapy
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Alcoholism--Treatment
- Abstract
- The Home-based Withdrawal Management Pilot is for people who are at low risk of severe (very bad) or complicated withdrawal and may benefit from medication-assisted alcohol withdrawal in a home or community setting. This pamphlet describes addiction, alcohol withdrawal, and symptoms (common, less common, rare). It also explains medication information that can help symptoms, home support, and things you can do to help yourself during withdrawal. Common questions are answered such as how long the process will take, and what will happen after the process is over. Information on how to contact the Withdrawal Management Unit and how to give feedback on the pilot program is also provided.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Mental Health and Addictions Program
- Pamphlet Number
- 2138
