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Gabapentin for alcohol use disorder: A good option, or cause for concern?

Vania Modesto-Lowe, MD, MPH, Gregory C. Barron, MD, Benjamin Aronow, BS and Margaret Chaplin, MD
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2019, 86 (12) 815-823; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18128
Vania Modesto-Lowe
University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
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University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
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Benjamin Aronow
University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
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vol. 86 no. 12 815-823
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18128
PubMed 
31821139

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Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
Print ISSN 
0891-1150
Online ISSN 
1939-2869
History 
  • Published online December 1, 2019.

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  1. Vania Modesto-Lowe, MD, MPH
  1. University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
  2. Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT
  3. Connecticut Valley Hospital, Middletown, CT
  1. Gregory C. Barron, MD
  1. University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
  1. Benjamin Aronow, BS
  1. University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
  1. Margaret Chaplin, MD⇑
  1. Department of Psychiatry, Farrell Treatment Center, New Britain, CT
  2. University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington
  3. Capital Region Mental Health Center, Hartford, CT
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    : Margaret Chaplin, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Farrell Treatment Center, 586 Main Street, New Britain, CT 06051; drmegchaplin{at}gmail.com
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Vania Modesto-Lowe, Gregory C. Barron, Benjamin Aronow, Margaret Chaplin
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Dec 2019, 86 (12) 815-823; DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.86a.18128

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Vania Modesto-Lowe, Gregory C. Barron, Benjamin Aronow, Margaret Chaplin
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Dec 2019, 86 (12) 815-823; DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.86a.18128
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    • ALCOHOL USE DISORDER IS COMMON AND SERIOUS
    • GABAPENTIN REDUCES EXCITATION
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    • GABAPENTIN FOR ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL
    • GABAPENTIN FOR RELAPSE PREVENTION
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