A 24-h inpatient detoxification treatment for heroin addicts: a preliminary investigation
| Autor: | Michael Gossop, Juan J. Legarda |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Sedation media_common.quotation_subject Midazolam Premedication Conscious Sedation Administration Oral Toxicology Naltrexone Drug Administration Schedule Heroin law.invention Patient Admission law Detoxification mental disorders medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) media_common Pharmacology Neurologic Examination Narcotic antagonist business.industry Heroin Dependence Addiction Length of Stay Intensive care unit Guanfacine Substance Withdrawal Syndrome Substance Abuse Detection Psychiatry and Mental health Intensive Care Units Anesthesia medicine.symptom business medicine.drug Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Drug and alcohol dependence. 35(2) |
| ISSN: | 0376-8716 |
| Popis: | The present study describes a detoxification method which takes only 4 h to complete. Eleven polydrug users addicted to opiates were detoxified 12 h after their last dose of heroin, in an intensive care unit. The detoxification was carried out using naltrexone, after sedation with midazolan. After detoxification (12 h) patients were discharged without withdrawal symptoms. This procedure offers a rapid detoxification procedure which seems to be widely accepted by the addicts themselves. |
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