The Treatment of Alcoholism with Vitamin B3

The Treatment of Alcoholism with Vitamin B3

The consequences of excessive and prolonged use of alcohol leads to mild-to-severe forms of pellagra (i.e., some combination of diarrhea, dermatitis, dementia, and possibly death). The author describes the work of many notable individuals who reported on the clinical effectiveness of vitamin B3 treatment for compulsive drinking behavior, alcohol withdrawal delirium, and for improving sobriety. There is definitely a significant therapeutic role that vitamin B3 could play (mostly, niacin) if it was part of the mainstream approach to treating alcoholism and its related complications.