Lofexidine is a non opiate treatment which is used for the management of withdrawal symptoms in patients undergoing opiate detoxification. It is effective in reducing the symptoms associated with opiate withdrawal or "cold turkey" such as chills, sweating, stomach cramps, diarrhoea, muscle pain, runny nose and eyes. Lofexidine is not an opiate and is non-addictive, it does not give rise to withdrawal symptoms of its own.