On Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 1:26:32 PM UTC-5, Mr Macaw wrote:
On Tue, 31 May 2016 15:36:07 +0100, Uncle Monster wrote:

On Monday, May 30, 2016 at 10:06:55 PM UTC-5, bob haller wrote:
On Monday, May 30, 2016 at 7:02:15 PM UTC-4, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Mr Macaw:

Don't you end up in hospital quitting heroin cold turkey?

Not according to the book cited.

In fact, they say that heroin addicts quit "Cold Turkey" on somewhat of
a regular basis for economic reasons - when their tolerance/required
doses for the desired effect get too high.

They quit, tolerance drops, habit gets cheaper, and then they resume.

That's per the book - I have never known anybody who was a heroin
addict.
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Pete Cresswell

My GF works at a drug / alcohol treatment center. she reports going cold turkey on heroin is very dangerous. i know a heroin addict who is dying she has that wasted look. plusa heavy smoker she has COPD too.

nearly all drug addicts are smokers too

From what I've read about drug addiction treatment centers, the center personnel don't take the cigarettes away from the patients because nicotine is more difficult to give up than other addictive drugs. o_O

[8~{} Uncle Drugged Monster

I know plenty people who stopped it or cut down severely (as in to about a quarter) to save money. It wasn't that difficult from what they said, no different to giving up chocolate for example.
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GIVE UP CHOCOLATE?!! HOW DARE YOU SUGGEST SUCH A THING?!! o_O

[8~{} Uncle Aghast Monster