Intravenous Tri-Iodothyronine in Acute Alcoholic Intoxication

Abstract

THE effect of the thyroid hormone, L-tri-iodothyronine, in rapidly sobering up acutely intoxicated alcoholic patients has been mentioned by Rawson, Koch and Flach¹ and by one of us (M.G.).² Since the previous reports pertained to topics other than the management of acute alcoholism, however, the details concerning this mode of treatment were not included. Our current experience with the intravenous use of a preparation of the hormone in the therapy of acute alcoholism — one that employs an objective parameter of changing levels of alcoholic intoxication, serial blood alcohol determinations —has been most impressive. The following report is intended to . . .