Posted by SLS on February 26, 2005, at 7:26:40
In reply to Why do people discontinue drugs Cold Turkey?, posted by SLS on February 26, 2005, at 7:16:54
I have reason to believe that the longer one spends in a state of severe withdrawal upon the abrupt discontinuation of a drug, the longer the withdrawal symtoms persist long after the drug is stopped. In other words, stopping "cold turkey" might set up a series of changes in the nervous system that produce an extension of the withdrawal syndrome for weeks and months afterward. An effective taper strategy prevents this from happening.
- Scott
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