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Editorial

. 2019 Mar 1;9(2):111-113.

doi: 10.2217/pmt-2018-0088. Epub 2019 Feb 26.

Clinical considerations about opioid withdrawal syndrome

Joseph V Pergolizzi Jr¹, Melanie Rosenblatt², Dean J Mariano³, Jo Ann LeQuang¹

Affiliations

Affiliations

¹ NEMA Research, Inc., Naples, Florida.
² Melrose Pain Solutions, Pompano Beach, Florida.
³ Mariano Medical, LLC, Pain/Addiction Consultants, West Hartford, Connecticut.

PMID: 30806586
DOI: 10.2217/pmt-2018-0088

Editorial

Clinical considerations about opioid withdrawal syndrome

Joseph V Pergolizzi Jr et al. Pain Manag. 2019.

. 2019 Mar 1;9(2):111-113.

doi: 10.2217/pmt-2018-0088. Epub 2019 Feb 26.

Authors

Joseph V Pergolizzi Jr¹, Melanie Rosenblatt², Dean J Mariano³, Jo Ann LeQuang¹

Affiliations

¹ NEMA Research, Inc., Naples, Florida.
² Melrose Pain Solutions, Pompano Beach, Florida.
³ Mariano Medical, LLC, Pain/Addiction Consultants, West Hartford, Connecticut.

PMID: 30806586
DOI: 10.2217/pmt-2018-0088

No abstract available

Keywords: lofexidine; opioid detoxification; opioid maintenance; opioid rehabilitation; opioid withdrawal; withdrawal symptoms.

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