One of the main physical symptoms of alcohol withdrawal is “allodynia”— increased sensitivity to mechanical stimuli that are normally innocuous, which is a clinical sign of chronic pain.
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For heavy drinkers, chronic pain associated with alcohol withdrawal could be permanent
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