Nonmedical abuse of benzodiazepines in opiate-dependent patients in Tehran, Iran

Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 62-67

  Babakhanian, Masuade ^a   Sadeghi, Maliheh ^b   Mansoori, Nader ^c   Mehrjerdi, Zahra Alam ^d   Tabatabai, Mahmood ^e  

^a SEMNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines abuse; Nonmedical abuse; Opiate dependence; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; METHADONE; OPIATE; OXAZEPAM;

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; DSM-IV-TR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; MOOD DISORDER; OPIATE ADDICTION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SUICIDE; THOUGHT DISORDER;

EID: 84866602765     PISSN: 17358639     EISSN: 17359287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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