Abuse of benzodiazepines and related substances;Abusus von benzodiazepinen und ähnlichen substanzen

Therapeutische Umschau

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 335-340

  Krähenbühl, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPRAZOLAM; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUSPIRONE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CLOBAZAM; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; FLURAZEPAM; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; LORAZEPAM; LORMETAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM MALEATE; NITRAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; TEMAZEPAM; TRIAZOLAM; ZALEPLON; ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG INDICATION; HUMAN; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0037937376     PISSN: 00405930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0040-5930.60.6.335     Document Type: Review

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