AI Article Synopsis
- An 82-year-old woman in India had been dependent on poppy for 55 years but didn't actively seek treatment until recently.
- Treatment became necessary due to legal restrictions that made access to poppy more challenging.
- She was successfully treated with buprenorphine maintenance therapy.
Article Abstract
While poppy seed and poppy tea dependence has been described, it is unusual to see such patients actively seek treatment in India. We report the case of an 82-year-old client with dependent use of poppy for 55 years. She was brought for treatment as access to poppy became difficult following legal restrictions. She was successfully maintained on buprenorphine maintainence.
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