Serendipitous rapid detoxification from opiates: The importance of time-dependent processes

Addiction

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 589-591

  Mannelli, Paolo ^a,c   De Risio, Sergio ^a   Pozzi, Gino ^a   Janiri, Luigi ^a   De Giacomo, Maria ^b  

^a Istituto di Psichiatria   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; NALTREXONE; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PROPOFOL; RANITIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; DRUG URINE LEVEL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; PSYCHIATRY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEDATION; URINALYSIS; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0032953050     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.1999.94458913.x     Document Type: Article

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