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Short-Course Diphenoxylate Hydrochloride for Treatment of Methadone Withdrawal Symptoms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

T. J. Ives  and
C. C. Stults
T. J. Ives
Affiliation:
Department of Family Medicine, Trailer 15, 269H, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
C. C. Stults
Affiliation:
Department of Family Medicine, Trailer 15, 269H, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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Summary

The authors conducted a preliminary trial of a 5-day course of diphenoxylate in the treatment of out-patients with methadone withdrawal symptoms. Diphenoxylate provided substantial relief from detoxification symptoms with no drug-associated adverse effects.

Type
Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 143 , Issue 5 , November 1983 , pp. 513 - 514
Copyright
Copyright © 1983 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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