Alcohol abuse in heroin addicts: An unfolding metabolic destiny

Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-38

  Pacini, Matteo ^a,c   Mellini, Anna ^a,b   Attilia, Maria Luisa ^b   Ceccanti, Mauro ^b   Maremmani, Icro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c PISA SIA Group   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agonist treatment; Alcoholism; Heroin addiction; Metabolic disease

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUPRENORPHINE; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; NALTREXONE; OPIATE AGONIST;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ANAMNESIS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METABOLIC DISORDER; METHADONE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 17644421477     PISSN: 15921638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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