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HD IL-2 should be considered for patients with melanoma brain metastases

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One patient developed symptoms suggestive of neurotoxicity. When researchers learned the patient had a history of alcohol abuse, she began an alcohol withdrawal protocol. The patient's symptoms improved, allowing HD IL-2 treatment to continue.
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VA prescribing tranquilizers for PTSD despite warnings against

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A 1990 study that compared the use of a benzodiazepine called alprazolam and a placebo for relieving PTSD symptoms found that the slight reduction of anxiety was offset by withdrawal symptoms after only five weeks of use. The use of benzodiazepines is …
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Is moderate drinking acceptable?

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A: Alcohol dependence is a chronic medical illness and must be treated as such. The detox phase of treatment safely manages the withdrawal from alcohol. Detox does not alter the course of the disease, and ongoing treatment is necessary. That treatment …
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