Can Alcohol Withdrawal Cause Death?

Over this past week, we have had several individuals ask us through email and phone, if alcohol withdrawal can cause death.

We believe this is partly to do with the recent death of someone; his family believes he died from alcohol withdrawal syndrome.

Since it is very obvious that many people are concerned about whether or not alcohol withdrawal can cause death, we would like to address this question.

A Basic Understanding

Before we answer the question, it is important to have a basic understanding of alcohol addiction and the withdrawal that it causes.