Subjective Opiate Withdrawal Scale (SOWS)
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Adapted version of Table 1: The Subjective Opiate Withdrawal Scale (SOWS) from Handelsman, L., Cochrane, K. J., Aronson, M. J., Ness, R., Rubinstein, K. J., & Kanof, P. D. (1987). Two New Rating Scales for Opiate Withdrawal. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 13(3), 293–308. https://doi.org/10.3109/00952998709001515

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