The influence of heroin dose and route of administration on the severity of the opiate withdrawal syndrome

Addiction

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1191-1198

  Smolka, Michael ^a   Schmidt, Lutz G ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; COCAINE; CODEINE; DIAMORPHINE; DOXEPIN; METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PSYCHIATRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0032840305     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.1999.94811919.x     Document Type: Article

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