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Question: If you relapse after 3 days of withdrawing from Oxycontin, does the withdrawal start all over again?
Submitted on: July 15, 2010
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If someone is dependent on opioids, having a relapse during the withdrawal period only prolongs the withdrawal symptoms. So yes, the withdrawal continues as the last dose wears off.
Answered on: March 02, 2011
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