Chemicals and Drugs

Alcohol Deterrents

Substances interfering with the metabolism of ethyl alcohol, causing unpleasant side effects thought to discourage the drinking of alcoholic beverages. Alcohol deterrents are used in the treatment of alcoholism.

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Abstract

Substances interfering with the metabolism of ethyl alcohol, causing unpleasant side effects thought to discourage the drinking of alcoholic beverages. Alcohol deterrents are used in the treatment of alcoholism.

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1 entry terms
  • Deterrents, Alcohol

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22 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

consider also ALCOHOLISM /drug ther

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  1. D27.505.954.427.020w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Alcohol Deterrents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000427. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000427
  2. Alcohol Deterrents. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disulfiram-like_drug
  3. Alcohol Deterrents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1302366