Why is alcohol withdrawal more deadly in comparison to “harder” drugs like heroin?
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Eli5: it’s like driving a car and slowly pressing the brakes down and pressing the gas down more to make sure you go the same speed. A little more braking, a little more gas. Stopping drinking is like just letting go of the brakes without easing up off the gas. So the car starts going really fast. That’s your brain(and other parts of your body that have been trying to compensate for the slowing down) causing seizures and all kinds of other problems. Other drugs have this effect but it’s not nearly as much while they also do some serious damage to certain parts of your body, particularly your liver and kidneys but not so much your brain like alcohol
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