Table 2 Management of opiate and polydrug withdrawal seizures
1st line opiate withdrawal seizures1st line polydrug withdrawal seizures
Phenobarbitone128 (73%)Phenobarbitone134 (81%)
Morphine33 (19%)Morphine14 (9%)
Benzodiazepines4 (2%)Benzodiazepine7 (4%)
Phenytoin2 (1%)Phenytoin3 (2%)
Methadone2 (1%)Methadone2 (1%)
Combination therapy7 (4%)Combination therapy5 (3%)