eli5 why can you not just go into a medically-induced coma to avoid the symptoms of withdrawal?
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Medically induced comas are not something done unless it’s an absolute necessity. It’s a major medical procedure that carries its own risk. When you have surgery and are put under, you have an anesthesiologist there the whole time, monitoring and adjusting as needed. A medically induced coma is not the exact same thing obviously, but it’s still delicate. Withdrawal can be very traumatic and unpleasant (to put it mildly), but it’s not worth it to be placed into a coma.
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