Table 1.

Ancillary medications used to treat withdrawal symptoms in the current study.

Indication	Medication	Dosage	Maximum Dosage (NTE)
Anxiety/restlessness	Oxazepam	15–30 mg orally every 6 hrs as needed;	60 mg or 120 mg/24 hrs
	Phenobarbital	15–30 mg orally every 6 hrs as needed;	60 mg or 120 mg/24 hrs
	Hydroxyzine Hydrochloride	50 mg orally every 6 hrs as needed;	200 mg/24 hrs
	Lorazepam	1–2 mg orally every 6 hrs as needed;	8 mg/24 hrs
Bone pain/arthralgias	Ibuprofen	800 mg orally every 8 hrs as needed;	3200 mg/24hrs
	Acetaminophen	650 mg orally every 4–6 hrs as needed:	3900 mg/24 hrs
	Methocarbamol	50–1000 mg orally every 6 hrs as needed;	2000 mg/24 hrs
Nausea	Trimethobenzamide	250 mg orally every 8 hrs as needed;	750 mg/24 hrs
	Trimethobenzamide	100–200 mg suppository;	750 mg/24 hrs
Diarrhea	Loperamide	2 mg orally as needed;	8 mg/24 hrs
	Donnatal	1–2 tablets orally q6–8 hrs as needed;	8 tablets/24 hrs
Insomnia	Zolpidem tartrate	10 mg 1–3 tablets orally before bedtime as needed
	Trazadone Hydrochloride	50 mg 1–3 tablets orally before bedtime as needed
	Doxepin Hydrochloride	50 mg 1–3 tablets orally before bedtime as needed
	Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride	25–50 mg every 4–6 hrs orally as needed;	300 mg q 24 hrs