Simultaneous treatment of hypertension and opiate withdrawal using an alpha 2-adrenergic agonist.
Year: 1983
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: This report describes the treatment of a Viet Nam veteran with an α(2)-adrenergic agonist (clonidine) for hypertension which had an additional beneficial effect of allowing withdrawal in ten days from 20 mg of methadone a day with minimal withdrawal symptoms.
Source: PubMed Central
Author: C C Bell
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W154678554