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Initial
Assessment
History & physical exam results
Risk of severe,
complicated, OR
complications of
withdrawal
Use risk assessment tool
Use withdrawal severity
assessment tool
Withdrawal
severity?
LOC
Determination
Inpatient
management
indicated?
Indicators for Inpatient Management
• Severity of withdrawal
• Coexisting medical or psychiatric problems
• Pregnancy
• Need for non-oral route of medication
administration
• Need for intensive or specialized counseling
services
• Lack of transportation for ambulatory
attendance
• Lack of safe housing
Management
See Inpatient
Management
See Ambulatory
Management
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