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Clinical inquiry: which treatments relieve painful muscle spasms from a black widow spider bite?

The Journal of family practice (2012-12-21)
Rob Prongay, Gary Kelsberg, Sarah Safranek
PMID23256102
ABSTRACT

Opioids relieve pain and benzodiazepines ease muscle spasms in most patients with latrodectism-widespread, sustained spasms-resulting from envenomation by a black widow spider.