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Magnesium for Alcohol Withdrawal

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Systematic Review

Source: The Cochrane Collaborative

Last Reviewed: June 2013

Workgroups: Substance Use Workgroup

In this Cochrane systematic review, the Cochrane Collaborative didn’t find enough evidence to determine whether magnesium is helpful or harmful for preventing or treating alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Researchers concluded that more research is needed to clarify the role of magnesium in preventing and treating alcohol withdrawal.

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Objectives related to this resource (1)

Reduce the proportion of people who had alcohol use disorder in the past year — SU‑13
Little or no detectable change

Suggested Citation

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Sarai, M., Tejani, A.M., Chan, A.H.W., Kuo, I.F. & Li, J. (2013). Magnesium for alcohol withdrawal. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013 (6). DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008358.pub2.