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Withdrawal in opioid use disorder[edit]
Main article: Opioid use disorder § Management

The treatment of withdrawal in people with opioid use disorder also relies on symptomatic management and tapering with medications that replace typical opioids, including buprenorphine and methadone. The principle of managing the syndrome is to allow the concentration of drugs in blood to fall to near zero and reverse physiological adaptation. This allows the body to adapt to the absence of drugs to reduce the withdrawal symptoms. The most commonly used strategy is to offer opioid drug users long-acting opioid drugs and slowly taper the dose of the drug. Methadone, buprenorphine, buprenorphine-naloxone, and naltrexone are all commonly used medications for opioid over use disorder.

See also[edit]

 * Neonatal withdrawal
 * Opioid-induced hyperalgesia
 * Psychiatric diagnosis