Acronym for Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome, the phase of addiction recovery that follows immediate withdrawal, when the effects of the body’s physical
detox are uncomfortable at
best, and life threatening at worst. This can last for one to
three weeks depending on the individual, the substance he or she was using, quantities and frequency of use, and the length of the addiction. Post acute withdrawal symptom is typically
flagged as the largest hurdle for addicts to clear in the course of early recovery, and ideally entails medical supervision paraphrased from the Ventura Recovery Center website.