Gamma hydroxybutyrric acid (GHB) withdrawal does not occur at therapeutic dosage

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 209-

  Addolorato, G ^a   Caputo, F ^b   Leggio, L ^a   Vignoli, T ^b   Abenavoli, L ^a   Lorenzini, F ^b   Bernardi, M ^b   Gasbarrini, G ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Department of Internal Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID;

ALCOHOLISM; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

HUMANS; SODIUM OXYBATE; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 12344256077     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2004.09.003     Document Type: Note

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