Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome
The link below takes you to page one of three pages from Terence Gorski's book, "Staying Sober" which explains how and why so many people relapse, and how to avoid relapsing. (click link at bottom of each page to go to next page)
Here's an excerpt;
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Post-acute withdrawal is a group of symptoms of addictive disease that occurs as a result of abstinence from addictive chemicals. In the alcoholic/addict these symptoms appear seven to fourteen days into abstinence, after stabilization from the accute withdrawal.
Post-acute withdrawal is a bio-psycho-social syndrome. It results from the combination of damage to the nervous system caused by alcohol or drugs and the psychosocial stress of coping with life without drugs or alcohol"
Post Acute Withdrawl - Relapse Prevention Specialists - TLC The Living Center
Murray