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SUBMITTER: Hillhouse M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2856108 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hillhouse Maureen M Domier Catherine P CP Chim David D Ling Walter W
Journal of addictive diseases 20100101 1
For individuals dependent on opioids, recovery efforts begin with a period of withdrawal that typically includes discomfort from symptoms, possibly precipitating a return to drug use. The study described here investigated whether the provision of ancillary medications for opioid withdrawal symptoms affected treatment outcomes in 139 participants receiving buprenorphine in a 13-day detoxification trial. Outcome measures include the number of opioid-free urine samples collected and retention in tr ...[more]