eli5: How come alchoal withdraw has a chance to kill you?
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The fancy word for it is Delirium Tremens (DT). Usually happens around the third day of alcohol withdrawal and can be life-threatening because it causes massive seizures. To put it simply when someone uses alcohol excessively it depresses a lot of neurons in the brain, and when the alcohol consumption stops suddenly, these neurons can become super excitable (put out too many electrical signals) which trigger large seizures, which cause death. However, this is usually pretty preventable with the use of Ativan.
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