In a medical setting, alcohol dependence is among the common ailments that patients have. This condition implies that an individual is fixed in a substance, in this case is alcohol, to an extent that one cannot live without it. The cessation of alcohol consumption to an alcohol dependent patient will then lead to alcohol withdrawal which is usually accompanied by disheartening symptoms. For instance, patient exhibiting alcohol withdrawal symptoms (AWS) may end up experiencing tonic-clonic seizures after an approximate 48 to 96 hours of abstinence from alcoholism and this has been proven in 15% of the patients with AWS. Continue reading...