Implementation and results of a symptom-triggered opioid withdrawal protocol at a Veterans Affairs medical center.

Jessa Koch Sarah E Ward Christopher J Thomas

Published in: The mental health clinician (2018)

This retrospective quality analysis supports the use of a symptom-triggered opioid withdrawal protocol using the Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale for assessment and clonidine or buprenorphine/naloxone for detoxification treatment.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
randomized controlled trial
quality improvement
primary care
healthcare
cross sectional
data analysis