Can withdrawal really kill people?
Damn. I knew people got the shakes and fever during withdrawal, but I never knew it could be fatal.

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Answer by Gracinda
Yes: ever hear of the “DTs?”
if someone is drinking heavily and then just stops, the body can experience seizures, uncontrolled high blood pressure and confusion/anxiety/agitation.
It’s a reason that people are hospitalized from detox facilities when they become acutely ill while detoxing.

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Answer by callista b
You should check out the links I sent below. These might be able to help you. It’s a good thing that you want to help people who are addicted to drugs. This has become a really serious problem in our society nowadays. Good luck on your search! I’m sure you’ll be able to help many people.

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Answer by GaryR
I am aware of no sex-related gene that would be related to addiction. However, men tend to become addicted to alcohol more frequently than women simply because you find so many more males who drink as compared to females. Not saying there are no females who drink; there are. I just said there are more males who do so than females. Ergo, more male alcoholics than female.

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How do I get involved this personal issue? I work near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.

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Answer by Rolac202
Look into locating alcohol and drug rehabilitation clinics close by your city or town. Check the directory focused on your town and state. Check into free aid on how to help an addicted loved one.

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Answer by ashlie dh
Actually, smoking and alcohol consumption are indeed interrelated. Nicotine intake increases a person’s alcohol craving, whereas alcohol drinking boosts the effects of smoking. This explains why smokers are almost always drinkers as well. Addiction treatment will be needed when the person is already consuming so much more of the substances than what is moderate, or when he is getting physically or psychologically dependent upon them. Treatment of both disorders will be best as treating only one will bode for a bigger chance of relapse.

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Answer by dali333
go to an AA meeting.

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Answer by Mopar Muscle Gal
One Day at a Time

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Answer by alianna r
You can ask your friend to go to the doctor to get himself checked up properly. The doctor will then get to decide what kind of treatment program will be best for him as well as which treatment centers will be able to provide this kind of program. The links below will get to help you out too.

Just be there for your friend. Keep on supporting and encouraging him so that this ordeal won’t have to be so hard for him. Good luck!

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Answer by ashleigh h
Determine first if your daughter doesn’t need 24-hour supervision. Ask a healthcare provider or a doctor to assess her situation in order for you to know if an outpatient treatment program would be right for her. You can check the yellow pages to find contact information regarding these programs. Ask your doctor for help in choosing which kind of program would be right for yoru daughter. Then, have your daughter select a program that she feels comfortable with.A group of people that has the same background would be good for her as she won’t be feeling so alone.

Good luck! I hope she gets better soon.

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Answer by buffy
women drug addicts should have treatment and centers, just like they do for guys. (i’m pretty sure they have some already) and yes, alcohol and drug addiction is a serious problem in out society.

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