3 ms·You can die from quitting alcohol cold-turkey, which is not true for nicotine.by aianus 7y agoYou can die from quitting alcohol cold-turkey, which is not true for nicotine.fenwick67 7y agoWas about to post this. They're really very different addictions. Nicotine withdrawal is mostly medically harmless.drdeca 7y agoThis is a good point, and I either didn’t know or forgot that