Critics say the city is enabling addiction at taxpayers' expense, but defenders hail MAP for stabilizing a particularly vulnerable population.
  • loopy@lemm.eeEnglish
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    6 months ago

    I think because that to minimize damage for a full acute withdrawal. As I understand it, benzos increase GABA that is depleted from alcohol, because NMDA recovers more quickly and is excitable, causing the twitching, seizures, etc.

    This seems like a slow wean off with social and housing support to replace the dependency on alcohol. Kind of makes a lot of sense.