High dose levomethadyl acetate hydrochloride reduced heroin use in patients dependent on opiates
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Induction with levomethadyl acetate: safety and efficacy.
BACKGROUND Levomethadyl acetate hydrochloride (known as LAAM) is a mu-opioid agonist approved for the treatment of opioid dependence. Clinical trials comparing LAAM and methadone have reported lower patient retention rates during LAAM induction; however, this may reflect dose and schedule differences. Few studies have systematically examined LAAM dose induction. This study compared induction wi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Evidence-Based Mental Health
سال: 1998
ISSN: 1362-0347
DOI: 10.1136/ebmh.1.1.20