Multimodal drug addiction treatment: A field comparison of methadone and buprenorphine among heroin- and cocaine-dependent patients

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-7

  Vigezzi, Pierluigi ^a   Guglielmino, Livia ^a   Marzorati, Paolo ^a   Silenzio, Rosella ^a   De Chiara, Margherita ^a   Corrado, Filomena ^a   Cocchi, Laura ^a   Cozzolino, Edoardo ^a  

^a ASL Citta di Milano   (Italy)

Author keywords

Buprenorphine; Methadone; Treatment effectiveness

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SAMPLE SIZE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT DURATION; URINALYSIS; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; BUPRENORPHINE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; NARCOTICS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745463403     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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