cloaking hidden backlink mu-plugins {"id":4716,"date":"2020-09-11T18:49:31","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T18:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/?p=4716"},"modified":"2026-02-18T18:49:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T18:49:07","slug":"clinical-guidelines-for-alcohol-treatment-annex-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/2020\/09\/11\/clinical-guidelines-for-alcohol-treatment-annex-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment Annex 3: alcohol withdrawal symptoms Guidance"},"content":{"rendered":"

You need to tell the DVLA if you have an alcohol problem \u2013 failure to do so could result in a fine of up to \u00a31,000. All withdrawal symptoms – whether the psychological ones like anxiety, or the physical ones like the shakes – are caused by your body going into \u2018fight or flight\u2019 mode. Withdrawal symptoms are part of a condition called \u2018alcohol withdrawal syndrome\u2019, which is a reaction caused when someone who has become dependent on alcohol is deprived of it.<\/p>\n