| NAME | 
COWS | 
| OPERATIONAL | 
Yes | 
| HAS BEEN OPERATIONAL | 
Yes | 
| CATEGORY | 
 | 
| REQUIRES LICENSE | 
No | 
| INTERPRETIVE TEXT | 
  Guide for interpreting COWS (range 0-67):
   The higher the score, the greater the withdrawal symptoms. 
   Less than 12: Mild. 13-24: Moderate. 
   25-36 Moderately severe. Above 36: Severe.
 
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| PURPOSE | 
Rates eleven symptoms of opiod withdrawal. | 
| ENTERED BY | 
SCHULTZ,ROGER | 
| ENTRY DATE | 
2006-11-14 00:00:00 | 
| LAST EDITED BY | 
Schultz, Roger | 
| LAST EDIT DATE | 
2025-04-08 09:01:00 | 
| IS NATIONAL TEST | 
Yes | 
| PRINT TITLE | 
Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale | 
| LICENSE CURRENT | 
No | 
| REQUIRES SIGNATURE | 
No | 
| IS LEGACY | 
No | 
| SUBMIT TO NATIONAL DB | 
Yes | 
| IS COPYRIGHTED | 
No | 
| WRITE FULL TEXT | 
Yes | 
| DAYS TO RESTART | 
2 | 
| GENERATE PNOTE | 
Yes | 
| TIU TITLE | 
File: 8925.1, IEN: -1 | 
| VERSION | 
2003 | 
| CONSULT NOTE TITLE | 
File: 8925.1, IEN: -1 | 
| AUTHOR | 
Wesson, D.R., Ling, W. | 
| PUBLICATION DATE | 
2003-01-01 00:00:00 | 
| REFERENCE | 
Wesson, DR, Ling, W. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 35(2), April-June 2003, 253-9 | 
| SCORING REVISION | 
1 | 
| STAFF ENTRY ONLY | 
Yes |