Advanced Nurses vs. General Practitioners for the Management of Outpatient Alcohol Detox: a Safety and Cost Comparison

Inclusion Criteria: * DSM-IV-Tr criteria for alcohol dependence * Clinical indication for alcohol detoxification * Social Insurance * Signed Consent Form for participation Exclusion Criteria: * Previous history of seizures * previous history of delirium tremens * acute or chronic liver failure * contraindication for using diazepam * average daily alcohol use of 300g of ethanol * SADQ score of 30 or more * chronic treatment with baclofen or disulfiram * current DMS-IV-Tr criteria for major depressive episode, or lifelong history of bipolar or psychotic disorder * any physical, cognitive, or psychiatric disorder that expose the subjects to enhanced risks (at the discretion of the investigator) * previous participation in the SAMBA study * social isolation of homelessness (at the discretion of the investigator) * pregnancy or breastfeeding * guardianship or curatorship * previous participation in a biomedical study over the previous month