Going cold turkey may be torturous and life threatening for alcoholics, says rehab expert
(World News South Africa)

Cape Town - A rehabilitation medical specialist said if people addicted to alcohol were to go cold turkey, they may experience severe alcohol withdraw symptoms which may not only be torturous but life threatening too. According to Dr Duncan Laurenson, the ban on alcohol had brought with it a number of benefits to society, but it could also have a darker side too. Laureson is a general medical practitioner and substance use...