Withdrawal scales for

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Structured withdrawal scoring tools (CIWA-Ar for alcohol, COWS for opioids being the classic examples) provide objective, reproducible severity assessment guiding symptom-triggered treatment dosing - replacing subjective clinical impression alone with a standardised, repeatable measure that supports safer, more consistent withdrawal management

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