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The use and overuse of pain relief medications have become a contemporary topic of interest with increased public visibility. Opioid use disorder and its implications are discussed here with reference to a complex case of PTSD. Here, we provide a context for the case as well as outline the various risk factors, characteristics of withdrawal, and treatment options.
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Pikard, J.L., Penfold, S., Nadeem Mazhar, M. (2018). A Complex Case of Opiates and Related Pathologies. In: Shivakumar, K., Amanullah, S. (eds) Complex Clinical Conundrums in Psychiatry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70311-4_7
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