Alcohol withdrawal can produce a condition known as delirium tremens, which can cause seizures that lapse into death. Withdrawal from most drugs, while certainl

Alcohol withdrawal can produce a condition known as delirium tremens, which can cause seizures that lapse into death. Withdrawal from most drugs, while certainly unpleasant (in the case of heroin, for example), is not directly fatal. But alcohol is not the only drug whose withdrawal syndrome can kill you. Another exception is the benzodiazepines, which are prescribed for anxiety or as sleep aids. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delirium_tremens http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delirium_tremens http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzodiazepine_withdrawal_syndrome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzodiazepine_withdrawal_syndr...