News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on What Science Says to Do If Your Loved One Has an Opioid Addiction. Parent comment

Re:What Science Says to Do If Your Loved One Has an Opioid A... by sndean on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @05:05PM (#15242667)
That's interesting and makes alcohol sound pretty menacing. I should read more about it. It definitely sounds like seizures and heart issues come up the most. Plus their livers are shot, so toxicity of normally benign treatments is a concern.

Also interesting that, in the very wealthy area we're in, outside of infants and the elderly, middle-aged white men going through alcohol withdrawal are the most common ICU patients.

(sorry for derailing discussion away from opioid addiction)

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:What Science Says to Do If Your Loved One Has an Opioid A... by wu_tang_chris on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @07:35PM (#15243746)
FWIW, you can die from alcohol withdrawal well before your liver is shot. Also, you don't need to have been drinking for decades; you can get yourself in that pickle in months, not years.
[ Parent | on HN ]