Originally Posted by BPI
Full blown alcoholics can actually DIE from withdrawals when quitting cold turkey. I know of no narcotics that can kill you when you quit but I'm not that educated on them.

There are some benzos or nerve meds that can kill you if you quit them cold turkey, cant remember which it is for sure, something I was supposed to have learned taking drug counciling classes. Id have to look it up. It is not common.