The effectiveness of combined naloxone/lofexidine in opiate detoxification : results from a double-blind randomized and placebo-controlled trial

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BESWICK, T., BEST, David, BEARN, J., GOSSOP, M., REES, S. and STRANG, J. (2003). The effectiveness of combined naloxone/lofexidine in opiate detoxification : results from a double-blind randomized and placebo-controlled trial. American Journal on Addictions, 12 (4), 295-305. [Article]

Abstract
The efficacy of lofexidine/naloxone was compared with lofexidine/placebo in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in 89 opiate-dependent patients. There were no significant differences between the two groups in the proportion of patients completing detoxification or in the length of stay. Patients in the active naloxone group demonstrated gradual reductions in levels of withdrawal and craving over the detoxification period. At completion of detoxification, patients who received naloxone maintained a level of withdrawal consistent
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295-305

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Identification Number:
10.1111/j.1521-0391.2003.tb00544.x
ORCID for David Best: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6792-916X

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Depositing User:
Hilary Ridgway
Date Deposited:
23 Jan 2015 10:30
Last Modified:
18 Mar 2021 09:30
URI:
https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/9238
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