How many days would the average person have to drink in a row to develop a physical dependency?

Hello all. I was wondering about this and figured you guys would probably give me the most straightforward answer to this.

So I’m coming off of 7oh this week (Super powerful opioid that was legal up until last week). I have suboxone that helps a ton with the physical withdrawals, but I am still an anxious mess at this point.

I have been around the block with binge drinking more than a few times when I was in my early 20s (30 now), but never really dealt with dependency issues. I would usually just binge drinking starting at like 8 or 9PM and then wake up and be sober until the next evening. I should add I did this literally EVERY day for about 18 months after turning 21 and quit cold turkey with no withdrawal problems (Likely do to the period of sobriety during the day).

I want to use alcohol just for the first week or two to combat the anxiety. Nothing crazy, just keeping myself at like a standard drink, maybe two type of level consistently for its medicinal effects (Like a benzo).

How long can I keep that up before I start having to worry about the withdrawal symptoms? I am mainly worried about seizures.

Thank you. I hope you all find peace and overcome this disease someday. I’m rooting for you.

Posted Aug 13, 2026, 4:47 PM UTC

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