PMID: 6106004May 1, 1980Paper

Psychotropic agents in opiate addiction: a brief review

The International Journal of the Addictions
P E CicconeM Khatami

Abstract

Psychotropic agents are frequently utilized in the detoxification and maintenance of opiate addicts as well as in the treatment of their underlying psychopathology. Review of reports of studies conducted to data indicates that schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety in opiate addicts appear to respond to appropriate treatment with psychotropic drugs. Although nonaddictive psychoactive compounds cannnot be completely substituted for methadone in detoxification, their effects on the rate of methadone withdrawal warrant further study. To evaluate the results of treatment of addicts with psychoactive compounds, parameters that should be studied include the effects of these compounds on illicit drug use, methadone requirements, relapse and dropout rates, and social behavior.

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