Over the counter' (OTC) opiate abuse treatment

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 189-191

  Thekiso, Thekiso B ^a   Farren, Conor ^a  

^a St Patrick's University Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Opiate treatment; Over the counter medication; Polysubstance abuse; Psychiatric co morbidity

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; CLONIDINE; COCODAMOL; CODEINE; CODEINE PHOSPHATE PLUS IBUPROFEN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; OPIATE ADDICTION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; RELAPSE; SEX RATIO; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84863624411     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0790966700001506     Document Type: Article

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