Is this 'complicated' opioid withdrawal?
Seven patients with opioid dependence admitted in the de-addiction centre for detoxification developed convulsions and delirium during the withdrawal phase. After ruling out all other possible causes of these complications, opioid withdrawal seemed to emerge as the most likely explanation. The unpredictability of the course of opioid dependence and withdrawal needs to be considered when treating patients with opioid dependence.
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Professor and Head Department of Psychiatry and Drug Deaddiction Centre, K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
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Adarkar
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Kharawala
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