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Opiates: There are a number of post-acute withdrawal symptoms that have been reported in the weeks and months following opiate detox, including sleep disruption, anxiety, and depression, as well as decreased executive control functions.
DISCUSSION: This patient is experiencing heroin withdrawal. The appropriate treatment to relieve withdrawal symptoms is methadone. The signs and symptoms of opioid withdrawal include anxiety, insomnia, anorexia, excessive perspiration, mydriasis, rhinorrhea, nausea, stomach cramps, and diarrhea. Unlike alcohol withdrawal, opioid withdrawal is rarely life threatening.