Detoxification from heroin dependency: An overview of method and effectiveness

Advances in Alcohol and Substance Abuse

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1982, Pages 31-55

  Lipton, Douglas S ^a   Maranda, Michael J ^a  

^a New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BELLADONNA ALKALOID; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLONIDINE; COCAINE; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAMORPHINE; DIPHENOXYLATE; INSULIN; METHADONE; MORPHINE; PARALDEHYDE; PENTETRAZOLE; PROPRANOLOL; SODIUM BROMIDE;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DETOXIFICATION; DIFENOXIMIDE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHORT SURVEY; THERAPY; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0020262214     PISSN: 02703106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J251v02n01_03     Document Type: Article

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