withdrawal syndrome
Quitting causes symptoms
Withdrawal syndrome is the cluster of physical and psychological symptoms that occur when someone stops or reduces use of a substance their body has become dependent on.
Symptoms vary by substance—alcohol withdrawal may include tremors and seizures, opioid withdrawal brings muscle aches and anxiety, caffeine withdrawal causes headaches.
The syndrome reflects the body's adaptation to the substance's absence.
She experienced severe withdrawal syndrome after quitting benzodiazepines cold turkey.
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