Lofexidine versus clonidine in rapid opiate detoxification

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 11-17

  Gerra, Gilberto ^a,c   Zaimovic, Amir ^a   Giusti, Francesca ^a   Di Gennaro, Cristiana ^a   Zambelli, Ursula ^a   Gardini, Simona ^a   Delsignore, Roberto ^b  

^a Azienda USL di Parma   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c Parma Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clonidine; Heroin; Lofexidine; Naloxone; Naltrexone; Oxazepam; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 AGONIST; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BACLOFEN; BRITLOFEX; CLONIDINE; DRUG METABOLITE; KETOPROFEN; LOFEXIDINE; NALOXONE; NALTREXONE; OPIATE; OXAZEPAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG URINE LEVEL; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPHORIA; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLONIDINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC DETOXICATION, DRUG; NALOXONE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; OPIUM; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034879899     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-5472(01)00178-7     Document Type: Article

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