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Of the common legal drugs, benzos are by far the most dangerous to quit. And you get addicted in like a week. Be very careful.

• bsimpson 4y ago
  There was a tea bar in my neighborhood that would put kratom in one of the teas. It didn't make me feel particularly euphoric, but I did find myself craving it the next day. Shit is fucking weird and scary.
  • SyzygistSix 4y ago
    It isn't a terribly difficult drug to quit but it is addictive. Some people use it to wean themselves off of opoids.
• entropie 4y ago
  > Of the common legal drugs, benzos are by far the most dangerous to quit. Not sure if that's right. Alcohol withdraw can actually kill you.
  • hibern8 4y ago
    Benzo withdrawal can as well.
    • entropie 4y ago
      Oh, I didn't know.
      • 77pt77 4y ago
        And again, you get to that state in as little as a week. Alcohol takes much longer.
        • feanaro 4y ago
          There does seem to be some genetic variability at play here. I've known people who were able to quit a benzo cold turkey after taking it for significantly longer than a week.
  • kevin_thibedeau 4y ago
    By the time you've developed alcohol dependence you've most likely gained more than a few comorbidities. That doesn't happen in a week.
    • hirvi74 4y ago
      Which comorbidities? I am just curious.
      • DoreenMichele 4y ago
        Liver disease. Heart disease. Etc. This looks like a nice bullet point list, easy to digest. https://musiccityinterventions.com/comorbidities-associated-with-alcoholism/ https://musiccityinterventions.com/comorbidities-associated-...
  • ikiris 4y ago
    They're the same withdrawal... Benzos are just far more potent, so the dependence can happen MUCH faster, in like days.
• tinyhouse 4y ago
  I took it for two months for sleep and had no issues quitting it besides a few nights of taking longer to fall asleep.