Rapid detoxification from opioid dependence under general anaesthesia versus standard methadone tapering: Abstinence rates and withdrawal distress experiences

Addiction Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 351-358

  Krabbe, Paul F M ^a   Koning, Jeroen P F ^a   Heinen, Nadia ^a   Laheij, Robert J F ^a   Victory Van Cauter, R M ^b   De Jong, Cor A J ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b St Joseph Ziekenh   (Netherlands)

^c Novadic Netwk Addict Treatm Serv   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; OPIATE;

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OPIATE ADDICTION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINALYSIS; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; FEMALE; HEROIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC DETOXICATION, DRUG; METHADONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0141705357     PISSN: 13556215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13556210310001602275     Document Type: Article

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