Predictive factors of persisting illicit drug use in hospitalized heroin addicts

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 539-544

  Grassi, M Caterina ^a   Bencetti, M Luisa ^a   Caricati, Alessio Maria ^a   Nencini, Paolo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Craving; Dependence evaluation scales; Hospitalized heroin addicts; Methadone treatment; Urinalysis

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; ILLICIT DRUG; LORAZEPAM; METHADONE; COCAINE; STREET DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; URINE;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COCAINE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0036451644     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1043661802002359     Document Type: Article

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