Iraj Shahramian
Medical School, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
Abdolvahab Moradi
Medical School, Gargan University of Medical Sciences, Gargan, Iran
Lila Roosta
Medical School, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
Malek Rakhshani
Medical School, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
Abbas-Ali Moein
Medical School, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
Saeed Shakeri
Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Azad-Reza Mansorian
Medical School, Gargan University of Medical Sciences, Gargan, Iran
ABSTRACT
At the present time heroine dependency is treated by methadone. In order to determine the effectiveness of another medicine named buprenorphine, an interventional study has been carried out. In this interventional study of 70 patients, compared buprenorphine (2 mg) and low dose (20 mg) methadone as treatment for heroine dependence. Buprenorphine and methadone were administered daily for 15 days. There were 35 patients in each group. Comparison between groups for withdrawal sign and symptoms showed no significant differences. As compared with low-dose methadone and buprenorphine, it was shown that buprenorphine is a suitable treatment for heroine addiction in terms of decreased withdrawal sign and symptoms.
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Iraj Shahramian, Abdolvahab Moradi, Lila Roosta, Malek Rakhshani, Abbas-Ali Moein, Saeed Shakeri and Azad-Reza Mansorian, 2005. A Comparison of Buprenorphine and Methadone Treatment of Heroine Dependency. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 8: 1690-1692.
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2005.1690.1692
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2005.1690.1692
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2005.1690.1692
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2005.1690.1692
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