what the fuck is up with your pro-alcohol agenda? i've experienced alcoholism for way too long first hand, and the the changes in neuronal GABA levels (i.e. downregulation) take for fucking ever to half-way normalize again, and is just as bad news as the dopamine downregulation. also ethanol's pharmacological profile is terribly messy, moreso than any other drug i can think of and alcohol exceptionally toxic when abused.
any drug can be safely withdrawn from in a supervised, medical environment. i'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that an alcoholic probably has the highest chance of relapsing of any addict because not only is drinking (even to excess) socially tolerated, it's even expected in certain situations.
often however you do not have the luxury of being under medical supervision while in withdrawal, and do you have any idea how horrible it is to be sick to your very core and yet have to force glass after glass of alcohol down just so you don't run the risk of delirium or seizure?
once you experienced what i just described, you can spout your drivel about alcohol to your hearts content. you obviously have no grasp on the subject matter, nor even a basic understanding of the pharmacokinetics of ethanol.
any drug can be safely withdrawn from in a supervised, medical environment. i'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that an alcoholic probably has the highest chance of relapsing of any addict because not only is drinking (even to excess) socially tolerated, it's even expected in certain situations.
often however you do not have the luxury of being under medical supervision while in withdrawal, and do you have any idea how horrible it is to be sick to your very core and yet have to force glass after glass of alcohol down just so you don't run the risk of delirium or seizure?
once you experienced what i just described, you can spout your drivel about alcohol to your hearts content. you obviously have no grasp on the subject matter, nor even a basic understanding of the pharmacokinetics of ethanol.