Opium Withdrawal Delirium: Two Case Reports.

Opium Withdrawal Delirium: Two Case Reports.
Psychopharmacol Bull. 2017 Jan 26;47(1):48-51
Authors: Sharma RC, Kumar R, Sharma DD, Kanwar P
Abstract
Two patients with opium dependence developed delirium during abstinence. The delirium resolved completely within 48-58 hours of appropriate treatment. Caution needs to be exercised during opioid detoxification in timely detecting and treating potentially life-threatening condition like delirium.
PMID: 28559639 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Psychopharmacology Bulletin - June 2, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Psychopharmacol Bull Source Type: research