Case Report: Successful Management of Opioid Abuse and Addiction in a Known SCD Patient at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria
Kingsley Akaba, Iquo Ibanga, Olukayode Oshatuyi, Ofonime Essien, Ebere Onyeulor, Chisom Ntomchukwu & Usen Ekpeyong · International Journal of Research and Reports in Hematology · 2018
Background: Opioids are a group of potent analgesic with mixed receptor activities. Pain related symptom accounts for the main reason for substance dependence among sickle cell disease (SCD) patients. Aims: The report aims to elucidate the adverse effects of opioid and its compli...
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