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Fig. 2

From: Barriers to management of opioid withdrawal in hospitals in England: a document analysis of hospital policies on the management of substance dependence

Fig. 2

The categorisation of drugs used in substance dependence in the 2010 Omitted and Delayed Medicines Tool. This comprises one category, combining drugs used for alcohol or opioid dependence. Unlike opioid analgesics for severe pain (Fig. 1), drugs used for opioid dependence are here classed as low risk if delayed and medium risk if omitted.

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