Clinical Manifestations of the Opiate Withdrawal Syndrome

Abstract

Currently, substance abuse is one of the most serious problems facing our society. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical manifestations of the opiate withdrawal syndrome (OWS). The study included 112 patients (57 women and 55 men) aged from 18 to 64 years with opium addiction according to the DSM-IV. To study the clinical manifestation of OWS, the special 25-score scale with four sections to assess severity of sleep disorders, pain syndrome, autonomic disorders, and affective symptoms was used. Given the diversity of the OWS symptoms, attention was focused on three clinical variants, affective, algic and mixed. The OWS affective variant was registered more frequently in women, while the mixed type of OWS was more typical of men.

Keywords

• Opiate withdrawal syndrome (OWS)
• OWS 25-score scale
• Clinical Manifestations
• opium addiction .