Withdrawal may feel like it’s going to kill you, but in fact, withdrawing from most drugs isn’t life threatening. Alcohol is one of the few chemical substances that can produce deadly withdrawal symptoms. Most of these symptoms are associated with a condition called delirium tremens. Commonly known as the DTs, delirium tremens can have dangerous effects on your blood pressure, heart rate and breathing.

When a person who’s been drinking heavily for weeks, months or years suddenly stops using alcohol, he or she may experience seizures, severe dehydration, a rapid spike in blood pressure or unconsciousness, according to FamilyDoctor.org. Withdrawal symptoms may begin within five hours and can continue for days or even weeks. People who are going through alcohol withdrawal may also have fevers, hallucinations, heavy sweats and tremors. Alcohol withdrawal should be supervised by a doctor to ensure the safest outcome for the client. - http://luxury.rehabs.com/drug-detox/withdrawal-symptoms/

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Delirium tremens (Latin for "shaking frenzy", also referred to as DTs, "the horrors", "the bottleache", "quart mania", "ork orks", "gallon distemper", "barrel fever","the shakes") is an acute episode of delirium that is usually caused by withdrawal from alcohol, first described in 1813. Benzodiazepines are the treatment of choice for delirium tremens - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delirium_tremens

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Majaczenie alkoholowe (delirium tremens, majaczenie drżenne, biała gorączka) – stan zaburzeń świadomości z iluzjami, omamami oraz urojeniami trwający do tygodnia. Często towarzyszą mu zaburzenia wegetatywne i inne objawy somatyczne. Jest spowodowany nagłym odstawieniem lub zmniejszeniem dawki alkoholu. Prawdopodobnie grają rolę również czynniki toksyczne. Śmiertelność wynosi poniżej 4%. - http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majaczenie_alkoholowe