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"In sum, we have found little or no support for the belief that withdrawal from narcotics is a dangerous and often fatal process. Indeed, our study has shown that opiate withdrawal is an extremely uncommon cause of death among addicts. To date, we have been unable to find a single documented case in which opiate withdrawal was the sufficient cause of death. We conclude that death due to withdrawal of narcotics may not occur."