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.
1 Incident Severity. 2  The severity of incident is a subjective measure of its impact on or threat to the operation or integrity of the institution and its information. 3  It determines the priority for handling the incident, who manages the incident, and the timing and extent of the response.