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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 714466" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>SWOT, I don't think you meant this in a bad way but it implies that those people that can't just quit on their own are basically lazy, angry, and unmotivated.</p><p></p><p>I think most addicts can be described that way when they are using. That doesn't mean that is the person they are when they are not using.</p><p></p><p>I think it depends on the level of physical dependence on alcohol or drugs. There is a point in alcoholism when quitting cold turkey can kill you. Stopping cold turkey when you have a severe benzo addiction can lead to seizures and death. My daughter had seizures several times when she tried to stop using benzos without a stay in a detox unit.</p><p></p><p>So I don't think that it depends on a personality type. I am not saying that those without a physical dependence on drugs or alcohol are not substance abusers. I just think it would be a lot easier not to say safer to simply quit using when there is no physical withdrawal . . . particularly one that can be life threatening.</p><p></p><p>I also think it depends on the drug of choice. I have been told that withdrawal from benzos is one of the hardest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 714466, member: 1967"] SWOT, I don't think you meant this in a bad way but it implies that those people that can't just quit on their own are basically lazy, angry, and unmotivated. I think most addicts can be described that way when they are using. That doesn't mean that is the person they are when they are not using. I think it depends on the level of physical dependence on alcohol or drugs. There is a point in alcoholism when quitting cold turkey can kill you. Stopping cold turkey when you have a severe benzo addiction can lead to seizures and death. My daughter had seizures several times when she tried to stop using benzos without a stay in a detox unit. So I don't think that it depends on a personality type. I am not saying that those without a physical dependence on drugs or alcohol are not substance abusers. I just think it would be a lot easier not to say safer to simply quit using when there is no physical withdrawal . . . particularly one that can be life threatening. I also think it depends on the drug of choice. I have been told that withdrawal from benzos is one of the hardest. [/QUOTE]
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