A case of ketamine dependence with discontinuation symptoms

Addiction

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1212-1213

  Critchlow, Denise Gail ^a,b  

^a Specialist Community Addictions Service (SCAS)   (United Kingdom)

^b Rectory Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; KETAMINE; MULTIVITAMIN; THIAMINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; KETAMINE DEPENDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; REMISSION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; HUMANS; KETAMINE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33745771302     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2006.01494.x     Document Type: Article

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