Yes, people can die from opiate withdrawal

Addiction. 2017 Feb;112(2):199-200. doi: 10.1111/add.13512. Epub 2016 Aug 11.

Authors

Shane Darke¹, Sarah Larney¹, Michael Farrell¹

Affiliation

¹ National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, New South Wales, Australia.

PMID: 27514508
DOI: 10.1111/add.13512

No abstract available

Keywords: Dehydration; management; mortality; opiates; prisons; withdrawal.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects*
Humans
Opioid-Related Disorders / mortality*
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / mortality*

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid