• Dangerous use of loperamide to counteract withdrawal symptoms from prescription opiates 

    Smith, Clarissa; Velazquez, Salma; Hoang, Nguyen; Sharif, Mohamed; Sethi, Roopa (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2019-01)
    Increased awareness of opioid overuse in recent years has brought a new set of problems for both patients and clinicians. A 36-year-old woman with severe opioid use disorder began self-treating withdrawal symptoms with ...