youngestniggaincharge
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I assume this question is asking "how retarded is he now vs. his pre-substance abuse retardation level?".... But....
We are discussing that level of damage without considering the additional damage that withdrawal would cause. That is what makes this question interesting. It also, to some extent, makes the question impossible to answer. The damage that alcohol withdrawal does is significant. Many severe alcoholics don't truly decline until they stop drinking. The idea of looking at net damage to date minus the withdrawal damage is intriguing.
But let's say we can freeze-frame the damage, remove the addiction / intoxication and measure a baseline of window licking. I would argue that sober 2025 Cobes is significantly more retarded than basement dwelling or first apartment era Cobes. How much is hard to say without having seen him truly sober in some time. I am going to say his ability to day to day tasks has been impacted significantly.
Since this is an impossible (but interesting) question, I would also like to consider what state he would be in now if he went through medically supervised withdrawal. I think it would be similar to the hypothetical in the sense that he would barely be functional. In some ways I think him being constantly drunk makes us write off or ignore his cognitive decline as just intoxication, vs. Permanent damage from intoxication.
Good discussion topic.......
Tldr, Cobes is way retarded and drunk, not just drunk.
IV alcohol isn't a thing or at least it hasn't been for a long time. You either get benzos or barbiturates for detox, which may or may not be IV depending on the setting. Cobes definitely wont be nonfunctional after withdrawal. He'll have a rough 3-4 days and then he'll be at a slightly below base level for a couple of monthsThis is a spectrum.. But yes, to directly die from they body's response to a lack of alcohol you have to be severely dependent. These are people who need to be on IV alcohol drips and sedated.
However, someone can easily die due to the stress on the body caused by withdrawal. You just have to be in poor physical health and have the right factors align. Diabetes, cardiac issues, renal impairment, infections, etc play a huge role.
We don't know what comorbidities Cobes has. He certainly isn't healthy, but no one (including him) knows exactly what else he has cooking in the background.
Tldr; Cobes dying from straight alcohol withdrawal is unlikely. Cobes declining rapidly from any given medical event is plausible.