Exploring the dark side of the moon: The treatment of benzodiazepine tolerance

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 239-241

  Lugoboni, Fabio ^a   Quaglio, Gianluca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; CLONAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE;

ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; BENZODIAZEPINE DEPENDENCE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG TOLERANCE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; METHADONE TREATMENT; NOTE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; DRUG TOLERANCE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84893085893     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bcp.12148     Document Type: Note

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