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Old Mar 26, 2014, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by psychehedone View Post
Is this for regular drinkers, or does it apply to casual drinkers too? Is there a guideline on how much alcohol consumption, say in a week, merits folate supplementation?
I'm male...I was in the hospital late last year and was prescribed folic acid and thiamine when I was there because I told them of my daily moderate drinking, which, of course, I couldn't do in a psych hospital.

Generally, when anyone goes into detox, folic acid and thiamine are given daily because those are two nutrients that are supposedly depleted by drinking regularly.