Rapid detoxification of heroin dependence by buprenorphine

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 112-114

  Liu, Zhi Min ^a   Cai, Zhi Ji ^a   Wang, Xiao Ping ^b   Ge, Yun ^a   Li, Chun Mei ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b Xi an Beilin Detoxification Center   (China)

Author keywords

buprenorphine; heroin dependence; sublingual administration; substance withdrawal syndrome

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; RATING SCALE; SUBLINGUAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; BUPRENORPHINE; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0030888356     PISSN: 02539756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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