[ASAM Practice Guidelines are intended to assist physicians in making clinical decisions.   The ultimate judgement regarding any specific treatment must be made by the physician with consideration of the pertinent scientific and patient information, and in light of the diagnostic and treatment options available.

• The role of Phenytoin] in the management of alcohol withdrawl syndrome
• [Pharmacological management of alcohol withdrawal]: Reprint from JAMA, July 9, 1997 - Vol. 278, No. 2

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• NIH consensus conference statement on [Effective Medical Treatment of Opiate Addiction].