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Opium Withdrawal Delirium: Two Case Reports

Ravi C. Sharma, Ramesh Kumar, Dinesh Dutt Sharma, Pankaj Kanwar
Psychopharmacology Bulletin 47(1): 48-51, 2017/01/26; https://doi.org/10.64719/pb.4357

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.

Keywords

delirium, opioid, opium, tramadol, withdrawal syndrome

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Ravi C. Sharma, Ramesh Kumar, Dinesh Dutt Sharma, Pankaj Kanwar. Opium Withdrawal Delirium: Two Case Reports. Psychopharmacology Bulletin. 2017/01/26; 47(1):48-51. https://doi.org/10.64719/pb.4357