Addiction Help

Dependence, withdrawal and getting out. What tolerance and physical dependence look like for this class, how withdrawal presents and how long it runs, which withdrawals are medically dangerous rather than merely unbearable — the depressant ones, where stopping abruptly can cause seizures — how tapering is normally done, what substitution or maintenance options exist where they exist, and where to find help that is real rather than predatory. Relapse risk after a period of abstinence belongs here too, because tolerance falls faster than intent.

This page is not treatment and cannot assess anybody. Dependence is not a moral fact and not the same thing as use; withdrawal severity varies enormously between people and with dose, duration and what else is on board; and no protocol written here substitutes for a doctor who can see the person. Nothing on this page should be read as a reason to stop something abruptly and alone.