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Persist Through Withdrawal Rather Than Repeatedly Medicating It
General recommendation across nicotine, cannabis, and opioids: ride out the withdrawal period if possible rather than repeatedly using the substance to treat withdrawal symptoms; withdrawal can mimic the problem people think they are treating. Treatments can also be used to make withdrawal easier.
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“What you actually need to do is persist through the, you know, the days where you will feel cognitively sludgy and maybe a little bit keyed up and all that. But then, you know, once you go through the withdrawal, you won't need it to get to that point.”
huberman · How to Overcome Addiction to Substances or Behaviors | Dr. Keith Humphreys · Jan 12, 2026 · 1:46:33 · open ↗
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