Buprenorphine abuse: report from India
- 1 October 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in British Journal of Addiction
- Vol. 85 (10) , 1349-1350
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1990.tb01612.x
Abstract
Buprenorphine has been stated a drug of low abuse potential and often used therapeutically in the management of opiate addicts. An analysis of 2 1/2 years' experience of opiate addiction cases at a de-addition clinic revealed its increasing rate of abuse, especially as a substitute for heroin.Keywords
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