Two methods of community detoxification from opiates: An open-label comparison of lofexidine and buprenorphine

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 77-83

  White, Rupert ^a   Alcorn, Ron ^b   Feinmann, Charlotte ^b  

^a CAMDEN AND ISLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Margarete Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buprenorphine; Buprenorphine dosage; Detoxification; Lofexidine; Opiate withdrawal

Indexed keywords

BRITLOFEX; BUPRENORPHINE; CLONIDINE; LOFEXIDINE; METHADONE; OPIATE AGONIST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; BUPRENORPHINE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLONIDINE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0035575606     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-8716(01)00149-1     Document Type: Article

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