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Agreeable-Ad1221 t1_j04813d wrote

Reply to comment by Tedstor in Ketamine for alcoholics trial goes to next stage by asjonesy99

The terrible thing is that Ketamine is actually easier to quit than alcohol.

Severe alcoholic (the type to routinely go blackout drunk) can actually die going cold turkey on stopping drinking. Alcohol addiction is on par with heroin addiction in how difficult withdrawl is.

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BoomChaka67 t1_j04u4eb wrote

It’s hard even when one isn’t a “blackout drunk”. I had trouble sleeping for months after quitting my nightly 3 glasses of wine.

Sometimes I felt like I was coming out of my skin. (Melatonin helped)

That said, my husband is a recovering alcoholic (25 years sober) and had he gone to rehab without detoxing in a clinic first, he very well may have died. It’s not just a “willpower” thing.

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Agreeable-Ad1221 t1_j04wj6p wrote

The way society treat addiction is horrible, addicts need treatment and the whole system expecting them to just tough it out without ever building proper support systems is just setting them up to fail.

And most ressources to help addicts are generally faith based and don't actually work.

Really proud of you and your husband for going sober!

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BoomChaka67 t1_j051lz5 wrote

Honestly, he really did the hard work. He realized his addiction while still young and sought help. But detox was still necessary.

I was never much of a drinker but became a (so gross to say this) “wine mom” in my 30’s. One glass while making dinner, one glass with dinner, one glass once my chores were done and I could “relax”. Much easier (but still no cake walk) to quit.

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