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noun - a drug (trade name Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholism
ANTABUSE - Disulfiram (sold under the trade names Antabuse and Antabus) is a drug used to support the treatment of chronic alcoholism by producing an acute sens...
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Alcoholism treatment drug |
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Dec 29 2005 L.A. Times Daily |
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a drug (trade name Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholism causes nausea and vomiting if alcohol is ingested |
A synthetic compound used in the treatment of alcoholics to make drinking alcohol produce unpleasant after-effects. |
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Disulfiram (sold under the trade names Antabuse and Antabus) is a drug used to support the treatment of chronic alcoholism by producing an acute sensitivity to ethanol (drinking alcohol). Disulfiram works by inhibiting the enzyme acetaldehyde dehydrogenase, which means that many of the effects of a "hangover" are felt immediately after alcohol is consumed. "Disulfiram plus alcohol, even small amounts, produce flushing, throbbing in head and neck, throbbing headache, respiratory difficulty, nausea, copious vomiting, sweating, thirst, chest pain, palpitation, dyspnea, hyperventilation, tachycardia, hypotension, syncope, marked uneasiness, weakness, vertigo, blurred vision, and confusion. In severe reactions there may be respiratory depression, cardiovascular collapse, arrhythmias, myocardial infarction, acute congestive heart failure, unconsciousness, convulsions, and death."In the body, alcohol is converted to acetaldehyde, which is then broken down by acetaldehyde dehydrogenase. If the |