DT's are brought on by damage to the brain over a long and heavy use of alcohol. If an alcoholic stops drinking after years of heavy use, he is in great danger of dying from this damage. He does not have to be to the point of suffering from the DT's, BTW. The withdrawal symptoms for alcohol are no where near the same as those for some one addicted the heroin for instance. But they are far more dangerous. Those of us who help alcoholics, believe it is the most dangerous substance to get off of. I know a guy who had a roommate when he was living at a treatment facility who died after he had stopped for five months. This why when an alcoholic checks into detox facility, the better ones monitor his condition by checking his vitals every two hours around the clock. E
