Why is alcohol withdrawal more deadly in comparison to “harder” drugs like heroin?
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If you go even slightly in-depth about the science behind different drugs, you’ll realize alcohol is the “hardest” drug of all. It’s literal poison.
Ethanol makes your CNS neurons “sluggish”, and with time your neurons get used to it by ramping up their activity to counter said “sluggishness”. When you suddenly cut it off said neurons, this hyperactivity makes them go rampant, which causes hallucinations and seizures, which can be deadly.
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