Opioid dependence treatment and guidelines.

The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for the biological treatment of substance use and related disorders. Part 2: Opioid dependence.

OBJECTIVES To develop evidence-based practice guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of opioid abuse and dependence. METHODS An international task force of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) developed these practice guidelines after a systematic review of the available evidence pertaining to the treatment of opioid dependence. On the basis of the evidence...

Lumbar Sympathetic Block for resistant to treatment causalgia in patient with opioid dependence.

Abstract Background & Aim: Lumbar sympathetic block is a commonly used technique for sympathetically mediated pain in lower extrimity. Causalgia (CRPS type 2 ) is also accepted to be associated with sympathetic system activation. Treatment of this condition is difficult, especially when the patient has opioid dependency. there has not been any report regarding lower-extremity lumbar sympathet...

AN OVERVIEW OF COCHRANE SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS OF PHARMACOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL TREATMENT OF OPIOID DEPENDENCE Background paper for the meeting "1 Consultation on Technical Guidelines for Treatment of Opioid Dependence"

Traditional Chinese and Indian medicine in the treatment of opioid-dependence: a review

Objective: In this study, the current literatures on the use of herbs and herbal preparations of Traditional Chinese and Indian Medicine for the treatment of opioid addiction were reviewed. Methods: Search was done in databases such as Pub Med, Science Direct, Scopus, Springer Link, and Google Scholar. Results: Among 18 retrieved studies, 3 studies were about asafetida extract, an approved prep...

Relationship of Opioid Dependence and Positive and Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenic Patients

Abstract Background: Many schizophrenic patients are engaged in self-medication drug abuse, including narcotics. It is assumed that many of these patients have a greater number of psychotic symptoms, and show noncompliance with treatment. In this study, we investigated relationship of positive and negative symptoms and opioid dependence in these patients. Methods: This was a descriptive...