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'I was killing myself': San Francisco program giving alcohol to addicts may save lives
(www.usatoday.com)
this post was submitted on 05 Jun 2024
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Some hospitals keep it on hand because severe withdrawals can kill a person.
I don’t know if this fits your criteria for “helps”, however.
There are certainly other medical uses for ethanol that a hospital would keep it on hand for.
Not saying there isn’t, but this has been documented as treatment for DT’s.