{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "kind": "condition",
  "id": "acute-alcohol-intoxication",
  "name": "Acute Alcohol Intoxication",
  "category": "chronic",
  "sources": "Ethanol Toxicity - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482121/ · ICPC-3 (WONCA International Classification of Primary Care, 3rd edition) class PS13 - condition scope only, no dose · No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care",
  "review_status": "reviewed",
  "verified_against": "No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care",
  "verified_date": "2026-08",
  "treatments": [
    {
      "id": 28,
      "generic": "No drug therapy in primary care (Referral & Advice)",
      "line": 1,
      "is_adjunct": false,
      "form": null,
      "strength_mg": null,
      "adult_dose": "Acute impairment from alcohol use presenting with disinhibition, poor coordination, or reduced consciousness; mild intoxication is observed until sober, while significant impairment of consciousness or suspected co-ingestion needs emergency assessment, since there is no specific antidote.",
      "adult_duration": "Refer, with advice",
      "dose_source": "No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care",
      "rationale": "Acute impairment from alcohol use presenting with disinhibition, poor coordination, or reduced consciousness; mild intoxication is observed until sober, while significant impairment of consciousness or suspected co-ingestion needs emergency assessment, since there is no specific antidote.",
      "cautions": [
        "Rare in Egyptian primary care.",
        "No medicine is prescribed for this in primary care - this entry is for recognition and referral. Anything given is decided by the service it is referred to.",
        "RED FLAG - A reduced level of consciousness or an inability to protect the airway (aspiration risk) is an emergency. Refer also for signs of head injury or hypoglycaemia coexisting with the intoxication, or suspected co-ingestion of another drug."
      ],
      "peds_mgkg_low": null,
      "peds_mgkg_high": null,
      "peds_max_mg": null,
      "peds_basis": null,
      "peds_unit": null,
      "peds_note": "Children follow the same pathway: recognise and refer. No primary-care medicine is implied.",
      "peds_min_weight_kg": null,
      "peds_max_weight_kg": null,
      "peds_age_min_months": null,
      "peds_age_max_months": null,
      "peds_age_bands": null,
      "peds_doses": null,
      "brands": [],
      "condition_id": "acute-alcohol-intoxication"
    }
  ]
}