Using short-acting opioids to relieve opioid withdrawal in hospital
Robert A. Kleinman, Ashish P. Thakrar
Abstract
KEY POINTS A 35-year-old woman with opioid, methamphetamine, cocaine and alcohol use disorders presented to the hospital with suicidal ideation and severe opioid withdrawal. She had had 3 previous suicide attempts and multiple previous unintentional opioid overdoses, one of which occurred in her
Topics & Concepts
OpioidOpioid overdoseMedicineSuicidal ideationPsychiatryOpioid addictionAddictionAnesthesiaPoison controlMedical emergencyInjury prevention(+)-NaloxoneInternal medicineReceptorOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentPoisoning and overdose treatmentsPain Management and Opioid Use