Pharmacologic Substance
alcohol deterrents
Subclass of:
Central Nervous System Agents
Definitions related to 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (alcoholism antagonist) Group of agents used as alcoholism deterrents, either by causing unpleasant symptoms when ethanol is ingested or as aids in withdrawal or maintenance of abstinence.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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