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ELI5: How can drug withdraw cause death?

I am aware that there are various side effects of drug withdraw such as anxiety, sweating, vomiting, diarrhea, etc. but how does drug withdraw lead to death?
gpt
Abusing drugs causes a chemical imbalance in the body. Your body compensates by generating other chemicals to balance it out. So you take more drugs and put yourself more out of balance and the body reacts further. 

Now if you suddenly stop using, your body is completely out of whack, sometimes fatally so. 

It's like leaning into a very strong wind.  If the wind suddenly stops, you'll fall over.