Self-reported differences in side-effects for 110 heroin addicts during opioid addiction and during methadone treatment

Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 5-12

  Grönbladh, Leif ^a,b   Öhlund, Lennart S ^c,d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Methadone; Opioid use; Side effects; Symptom complaints

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; OPIATE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DROWSINESS; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; FEMALE; FOOT EDEMA; HAND EDEMA; HEARTBURN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; LIBIDO DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; METHADONE TREATMENT; MICTURITION DISORDER; NAUSEA; NERVOUSNESS; OPIATE ADDICTION; ORGASM DISORDER; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINORRHEA; SELF REPORT; SIDE EFFECT; SWEATING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84855522285     PISSN: 15921638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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