Scores were determined using the Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS), an 11-item questionnaire that assesses opioid withdrawal levels based on resting pulse rate, sweating, gastrointestinal ...

Injectable, extended-release buprenorphine was deemed safe for patients experiencing minimal to mild opioid withdrawal (COWS scores 4-7), making the drug a viable and safe treatment option ...

Recovery from opiate addiction is not an easy path. For those attempting to stop, withdrawal symptoms can feel like a full-body rebellion; nausea and muscle aches, chills, anxiety, insomnia, and ...

The COWS is an 11-item clinician-administered scale that can be used in both inpatient and outpatient settings to reproducibly rate common signs and symptoms of opiate withdrawal and monitor them ...

At the jail a registered nurse conducted a medical screening, and determined his Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS) — used to assess the level of withdrawal — was a one, the least severe ...