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devin on July 22, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: The inventor of ibuprofen tested the drug on his o...

In VA hospitals it was not uncommon to give a patient N beers per day to match their typical consumption to avoid them going into alcohol withdrawal during their stay.

adamauckland on July 22, 2022 [–]

I don't know what VA is but in the UK they will attempt to maintain any addictions so the withdrawal does not affect the patient.

For example, if you're a smoker I guess they give you nicotine patches or something.

maxfurman on July 22, 2022 | [–]

VA is veterans' services in the US. I can't remember what the A stands for

alexwasserman on July 23, 2022 | | [–]

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