A drug that was once used to treat high blood pressure can help alcoholics with withdrawal symptoms reduce or stop drinking alcohol.. The drug was tested in an experiment with 100 volunteers who were treated for alcohol dependence and had withdrawal symptoms..

People were divided into two groups. The first received prazosin, and the second received a placebo. The conclusions are clear: volunteers with severe symptoms of the syndrome, including tremors, increased food cravings, anxiety, and sleep problems, who received prazosin, showed a significant reduction in the number of binges and their duration. This did not happen in the placebo group.. If withdrawal symptoms were mild or absent, the drug did not work.

Previous studies from Yale University have shown that the drug acts on stress centers in the brain, helps improve working memory, and curbs anxiety and unhealthy cravings.. It is known: stress centers in the brain are seriously affected in the early stages of alcohol withdrawal. However, the longer a person abstains from alcohol, the more favorable the situation is..

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