Subjective Opiate Withdrawal Scale
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Subjective Opiate Withdrawal Scale
This guide will help you describe your withdrawal experience. To do this assessment, assign a score to each of the following statements. 0 = not at all 1 = a little 2 = moderately 3 = quite a bit 4 = extremely
- I feel anxious
- I feel like yawning
- I am perspiring (sweating)
- My eyes are tearing
- My nose is running
- I have goosebumps
- I am shaking
- I have hot flushes
- I have cold flushes
- My bones and muscles ache
- I feel restless
- I feel nauseous
- I feel like vomiting
- My muscles twitch
- I have stomach cramps
- I feel like using now
Tally up your score.
Mild Withdrawal = score of 1 – 10 Moderate withdrawal = 11 – 20 Severe withdrawal = 21 – 30