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E38: What Causes Withdrawal Symptoms?

Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober
Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober
Episode • Mar 12, 2021 • 14m

Gill discusses the central nervous system and alcohol withdrawal. She explains how alcohol affects the central nervous system, what bodily functions this impacts, and how the central nervous system rebounds after we stop drinking. You'll learn what's going on in the brain to cause withdrawal symptoms like night sweating and the more serious symptoms of delirium tremens.


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