eli5 why can you not just go into a medically-induced coma to avoid the symptoms of withdrawal?

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eli5 why can you not just go into a medically-induced coma to avoid the symptoms of withdrawal?

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A coma would not absolve you and your body from the symptoms/effects of withdrawal, you just would not be able to “experience” them consciously. That brings with it it’s own dangers that would require a greater level of medical intervention than simply enduring those effects while conscious.

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