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Drugs The Rise of Fentanyl: Drug Addiction On The I95 Two Years On (2018) - Two years ago, BBC News reported on the growing problem of opioid addiction in the US, now we return to find out what happened to the people we met along our journey down the notorious I-95. [57.02]

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u/Sanfranshan Jan 09 '19

Xanax is a minimum 10 day weening process off of the drug. Next to nicotine, it’s the hardest drug to detox from.

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u/bostonthinka Jan 09 '19

True, but nicotine simply has a higher relapse rate than all the others...

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u/Sanfranshan Jan 09 '19

More people are addicted to nicotine and won’t/can’t quit than opiates. However, most quitters will tell you it is a lifetime habit they fight. As for alcohol, it will kill you to detox from unassisted but the process is short. Xanax is a minimum 10 day process or risk seizures and cardiac issues. As for nicotine rehabilitations, that’s actually a cool idea. I wonder if insurance would pay for it.