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 fast. A person can go into convulsions and even die. How cruel it is that a serious alcoholic has no choice but to keep drinking.
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