What is opioid withdrawal? Opioid withdrawal is a group of symptoms that occur when you suddenly decrease or stop taking opioids. Opioids include medicines to control pain, such as morphine and codeine, and illegal drugs, such as heroin. Withdrawal symptoms occur if you are physically dependent on opioids.
incident noun [ C/U ] (EVENT) âº an event, esp. one that is either unpleasant or unusual: [ C ] Many shipping companies do not report incidents of piracy, for fear of raising their insurance rates. [ U ] The demonstration took place without incident.
episode. 1  an incident in the course of a series of events, in a person's life or experience, etc. 2  an incident, scene, etc., within a narrative, usually fully developed and either integrated within the main story or digressing from it.