[hibern8]

Benzo withdrawal can as well.

[entropie]

Oh, I didn't know.

[77pt77]

And again, you get to that state in as little as a week.

Alcohol takes much longer.

[feanaro]

There does seem to be some genetic variability at play here. I've known people who were able to quit a benzo cold turkey after taking it for significantly longer than a week.