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Alcohol is so toxic it can make a worse problem

Posted by: karen in convulsions, alcoholism on Jan 02, 2009

When you withdraw from heroin, you're miserable, sick, throwing up, in muscle pain, cramps, etc. But you don't generally have convulsions and die. But you can if you are detoxing from alcohol. And it's weird because alcohol is the legal one . Maybe it is right and maybe it isn't right that it's legal. The population seems to think it should be legal. The only solution really is to help those that

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Not only do you get drunk but you can get addicted

Posted by: karen in recovery, hope, drunk driving, convulsions, alcohol treatment center on Nov 25, 2008

That's the double curse for some people who drink. They get drunk, they are in danger of accidents, alcohol poisoning, and risk from unprotected sex, assaults, and such, but as an added bonus, they can also get addicted. Alcohol is in a way a crueler addiction than heroin. First, it hides behind the legality of alcohol. You don't get arrested for being drunk unless you create a problem or you

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Alcohol is different

Posted by: karen in detox, convulsions, alcohol rehab on Nov 08, 2008

When people get addicted to alcohol, it's different from most drugs. They have to withdraw gradually. Going cold turkey works for some drugs but when a person has been consuming too much alcohol for too long, then they have to taper off. It's kind of odd for me to think of a person going to a detox and getting given alcohol. But the body gets so adjusted to the alcohol that it can't detox too

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