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Naltrexone and Clonidine in Heroin Withdrawal Treatment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

D. Colin Drummond
Affiliation:
Addiction Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8AF
Douglas Turkington
Affiliation:
Bassetlaw District General Hospital, Nottinghamshire
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Abstract

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Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1989 

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