Some People Use Diarrhea Drug to Manage Opioid Withdrawal, With Deadly Results - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

Some People Use Diarrhea Drug to Manage Opioid Withdrawal, With Deadly Results - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids: Some people are using the anti-diarrhea drug loperamide (Imodium) to manage their opioid addiction or to get high, researchers report in this week’s Annals of Emergency Medicine. The results can be deadly, according to NPR.