Treatment of intravenous buprenorphine dependence. A randomized open clinical trial

German Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-29

  Ahmadi, Jamshid ^a   Maany, Iradj ^b   Ahmadi, Mojtaba ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Buprenorphine; Clonidine; Intravenous buprenorphine dependence; Methadone; Retention in treatment

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; CLONIDINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN STUDY; OPIATE ADDICTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TABLET;

EID: 0141651874     PISSN: 14331055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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