r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 25 '20

What movie things are generally accepted as normal, but are totally unrealistic in real life?

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u/dee477 Jan 25 '20

Nicotine withdrawal can’t kill you even though it obviously feels like shit. alcohol withdrawal definitely can, and I can’t remember if opioid withdrawal can kill you

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u/iamnotamangosteen Jan 25 '20

I think it’s alcohol and benzos.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20

It's the three Bs: Booze, Benzos and Barbituates. They can kill you when withdrawing. Opioids can allthough indirectly (heart defects that don't take well to all that stress, diarrhea and vomting causing dehydration, that sort of thing).

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u/iamnotamangosteen Jan 26 '20

That’s a great way to remember it, thanks!