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Ultra rapid opioid detoxification
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A Khosravikia   |
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Abstract: (17879 Views) |
| Opioid dependence has recently been considered as a social issue
as well as a physical disease which requires treatment on its own
turn. At present there are numerous methods for opium
detoxification. The fastest method is UROD. In this approach the
patient undergoes general anesthesia or sedation and is detoxified
using opioid antagonists during 6-8 hours. Though sometimes
associated with certain unwanted side effects, this approach has
been recognized as a convenient one due to advantages suck as:
short time required for treatment, complete detoxification, total
patient unconsciousness when painful withdrawal symptoms occur,
quick recovery and return to daily activities and short interval
between the last episode of opiod abuse and initiation of
mainteance therapy with oral opioid antagonists. This article
coveres a review of literature, indications, contraindication,
methodology,side effects, advantages and disadvantages of the
UROD method. Additional researches with a larger number of
samples which increase the validity of the research issue will
change the above mentioned approach to an ideal method of
detoxification . |
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| Keywords: Ultra rapid opioid detoxification, Withdrawal syndrome, General anesthesia |
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Type of Study: Original |
Received: 2012/03/8 | Accepted: 2014/06/3 | Published: 2014/06/3
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