Medicine
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8 hours ago'I turned to alcohol due to pain from undiagnosed arthritis'
A man turned to alcohol to cope with undiagnosed axial spondyloarthritis, suffering severe pain for over a decade before receiving a diagnosis.
If you've been relying on a couple of nightcaps to drift off, you probably know the painful tossing and turning that comes when you try to skip a night. I used to pack a dozen travel-sized rum bottles in my backpack for weeklong camping trips, lining them up like medical supplies-not for a "good time," but to guarantee a "good night's sleep."
Toxicology tests revealed that Daiva Antanaviciene had a blood alcohol level of 412 mg/100 ml, far exceeding lethal limits, which indicated her severe alcohol dependence.