When I went to the A&E with opiate withdrawal they sent me home.
Anyone have experience with this? I might have to go to the ER tomorrow for w/d syndrome from a hefty heroin habit, might not have another option. What should I expect?
^ well, in their defense you are probably 1 million times more likely to die from alcohol wd than opiate...
And there's things you can do to ease the pain of opiate withdrawal, like prescribing benzodiazepines etc, but they won't do that. Because of the risks...8)the addict just can't be trusted with anything potentially addictive, oh no....
Prejudice.
Doctors take the Hippocratic Oath, which includes the pledge to ''Relieve suffering wherever possible''.
When I went to the A&E with opiate withdrawal they sent me home.
Giving someone an Ativan in the ER will relieve the symptoms for, what? 4 hours AT BEST. So you almost have to give a take-home prescription for it to be effective over the 3-5 days the wds will last. That means they would either need a RX for 20 or so pills or have to keep coming to the ER every day.