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2. What Really Happens to Your Body a Week After You Stop Drinking

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   If you’re drinking more than seven drinks a week for a woman or 14 for a man, especially for extended periods of time, consider talking to a doctor first before stopping cold turkey.

3. Drug withdrawal - Wikipedia

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   The term "cold turkey" is used to describe the sudden cessation of use of a substance and the ensuing physiologic manifestations. The symptoms from withdrawal may be even more dramatic when the drug has masked prolonged malnutrition , disease, chronic pain , infections (common in intravenous drug use), or sleep deprivation , conditions that ...

4. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Binge drinking is associated with increased impulsivity, impairments in spatial working memory and impaired emotional learning. These adverse effects are believed to be due to the neurotoxic effects of repeated withdrawal from alcohol on aberrant neuronal plasticity and cortical damage.

5. Smoking cessation - Wikipedia

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   "Cold turkey" is a colloquial term indicating abrupt withdrawal from an addictive drug. In this context, it indicates sudden and complete cessation of all nicotine use. In three studies, it was the quitting method cited by 76%, [28] 85%, [29] or 88% [30] of long-term successful quitters.

6. Don’t go ‘cold turkey’ when coming off antidepressants ...

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   “The way it should be done has to be down to the individual and their healthcare professional, to agree a way which it can work and only when side-effects can be safely managed.

7. Want to drink less? 8 expert tips for cutting back on alcohol.

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   “If stopping drinking for a day or two results in you feeling sweaty or having shaking hands, consult a medical or addiction treatment professional for help to make sure that you detoxify safely ...