【海外の反応】昏睡状態になったら依存症ってリセットされるの？ Redditの素朴な疑問が深すぎた件

My friend's dad was hospitalised for over a month and when he came out he had no nicotine cravings and stopped smoking.

First, for some addic…

Actually, first, no doctor would put anyone in a coma unless it was absolutely _vital_. It is _extremely_ risky. So it'd have to be a, uh, "natural" coma.

Second, for some addictions that'd actually be dangerous. It'd have to be intentional and very, very controlled. If someone went into a coma and their addiction wasn't known, they could _die_ from withdrawal.

Lastly, it might remove the _physical_ dependency, but not the _psychological_ one. You'd still reach for your nicotine at times you're used to doing that and it'd still be a huge struggle, and you'd likely relapse pretty fast.

So basically no.

**EDIT** to add: it's been pointed out that this is actually available in countries outside the US where safety regulations might not be as strictly enforced. It's still extremely risky and can cause permanent damage, and you'd still need to deal with the psychological addiction.

I know plenty of people who went to prison for years, never touched any drugs, got fit, got big, ate healthy.

Day 1 out…..back on heroin.

Find the right mindset

Take a minute to think about all the amazing things you have done in your life, and then imagine letting a poison like nicotine beat you.

Come on son, fight for it

Head nd neck cancer, especially oral cancer, is absolutely brutal to go through and to watch a family member go through, likely breathing through a hole in your neck, and enduring a series of horrific surgeries, chemo and radiation, being permanently disfigured, losing function you take for granted, and being in intense pain all the time.

A close family member of mine had tongue cancer, where they had to remove 3/4 of his to tongue out of his mouth followed by targeted radiation therapy. The tongue was a brutal and risky surgery but he survived and made it back to like 60% of his former function and was able to eventually have his tracheostomy closed up. He told me that he’d rather die than endure another surgery that required a trach, but he did eventually reverse that stance some years later for the next surgery.

Because the radiation was focused at the back of his mouth, the beams needed to pass through his jaw bone, which severely damaged and weakened the jaw, causing necrosis until the jaw weakened so much it cracked, leading to a jaw replacement surgery, brutal surgery, long inpatient stay, long rehab that is still ongoing and inflammation that looks like a golf ball is sitting on his jaw today, though significantly reduced from the softball size he had for a while after the surgery, which just made everything painful and even tougher on his healing and airway.

He’s permanently disfigured and though he had a good recovery, it took over a year to start feeling closer to the best he can the rest of his life, with some of his ability to speak returning and some of his ability to tolerate mushy solid foods returning.

All this and no mention of the constantly painful and terrifying trips to the dentist as his teeth feel out one by one, and there will likely be another complex surgery needed if he’s healthy enough to survive it when the time comes.

I write all of this just to say that is pouches are an addictive vice, but maybe reading this comment helps give you the motivation to quit.

Good luck

Physically yes. But the hardest part for most addicts is the mental side of it.

Ask Jordan Peterson how well that works. The man is a vegetable.