Standardized clinical tests are used in an inpatient drug treatment facility setting to evaluate the severity of withdrawal symptoms throughout the detoxification procedure.
Over 50 percent of men and women in the United States report having one or more close relatives with a drinking problem.
Opiate withdrawal can be deadly, particularly for those individuals whose health is already compromised from disease or lack of personal care.
Opiates act directly on the respiratory center in the brainstem, causing a slow in activity resulting in a decrease in breathing rate.