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FYI, withdrawal from alcohol is among the worst of any drug. It is one of the few drugs where withdrawal can actually be lethal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
by TheCoelacanth 10y ago
FYI, withdrawal from alcohol is among the worst of any drug. It is one of the few drugs where withdrawal can actually be lethal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delirium_tremens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delirium_tremens
- PeCaN 10y agoOTOH, it takes a lot longer to become physically dependent on alcohol than opiates. But yes, don't mess with your GABA system unless you like seizures; and don't mess with your opiod system unless you like being miserable.
- fucking_tragedy 10y agoIt takes sustained periods of constant or binge drinking to first enter withdrawal territory with alcohol. I know people who binge on the weekends, are definitely psychologically addicted to alcohol, but experience no withdrawal symptoms. First time you do heroin, dose once everyday for 3-7 days and you've got yourself a very painful withdrawal ahead of you. Once you're no longer heroin naive, it could take only 2 doses in a week's time to send you back into withdrawals.
- Torgo 10y agoI had withdrawal symptoms after two times using opiates, and the experience was horrifying. I cannot imagine being a regular user, then having to cease. I would probably end my life rather than experience that.