Short-term methadone administration reduces alcohol consumption in non-alcoholic heroin addicts

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 164-168

  Caputo, F ^a   Addolorato, G ^b   Domenicali, M ^a   Mosti, A ^c   Viaggi, M ^c   Trevisani, F ^a   Gasbarrini, G ^b   Bernardi, M ^a   Stefanin, G F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c Service for Addiction Treatment   (Italy)

^d OSPEDALE DEGLI INFERMI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CLONIDINE; DIAMORPHINE; LORAZEPAM; METHADONE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; OPIATE AGONIST; PHENAZOCINE; PROMAZINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0036130055     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/37.2.164     Document Type: Article

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