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2. It's hard to stop at 1 drink. Here's why — and how to cut ...

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   So before you stop cold turkey, it’s important to speak with your health care provider about whether you should get help at an outpatient or inpatient facility or hospital that treats alcohol ...

3. Cold turkey - Wikipedia

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   Cold turkey refers to the abrupt cessation of substance use in the context of substance dependence, as opposed to gradually easing the process through reduction over time or by using replacement medication. Sudden withdrawal from drugs such as alcohol, benzodiazepines, and barbiturates can be extremely dangerous, leading to potentially fatal ...

4. I got sober thanks to a monthly shot of a drug that helps ...

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   I no longer crave alcohol. Still, I knew I needed ongoing support. In August 2021, the doctors prescribed me Vivitrol, a medication that helps reduce alcohol dependence. They explained how it ...

5. 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.

6. Bupropion - Wikipedia

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   Bupropion lowers the seizure threshold, and therefore can potentially interact with other medications that also lower it, such as antipsychotics, tricyclic antidepressants, theophylline, and systemic corticosteroids. [10] The prescribing information recommends minimizing the use of alcohol, since in rare cases bupropion reduces alcohol ...

7. 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 ...