Unexpected Delirium during Rapid Opioid Detoxification (ROD)

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-75

  Golden, Scott A ^a   Sakhrani, Duru L ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delirium; Methadone; Naltrexone; Rapid Opioid Detoxification; ROD

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPRAZOLAM; CLONAZEPAM; CLONIDINE; FLUOXETINE; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROCODONE; LEVOTHYROXINE; LORAZEPAM; METHADONE; NALTREXONE; NEFAZODONE; OPIATE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PAROXETINE; PROCHLORPERAZINE MALEATE; SALBUTAMOL; SERTRALINE; TRAZODONE; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DELIRIUM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OPIATE ADDICTION; REVIEW;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM; CLONIDINE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC DETOXICATION, DRUG; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; NALTREXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NARCOTICS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 1842562254     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v23n01_06     Document Type: Article

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