How does a serious alcoholic die from withdrawal when they stop drinking?

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Most people get a hangover, even heavy drinkers may experience mild withdrawal symptoms when they drink for a few days. How can alcohol kill a serious alcoholic when they stop drinking? What actually kills them?

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Essentially your body can’t function without the alcohol and you get withdrawal, or Delirium Tremens. Alcohol slows down your brain and nervous system so when your body is reliant on that they can’t adjust quickly enough when you remove the alcohol and you end up getting overstimulated causing heart attack, stroke, seizures, etc. leading to death.

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