Noradrenergic hyperactivity in opiate withdrawal supported by clonidine reversal of opiate withdrawal

Am J Psychiatry. 1979 Jan;136(1):100-2. doi: 10.1176/ajp.136.1.100.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Clonidine / therapeutic use*
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Heroin Dependence / rehabilitation*
  • Humans
  • Locus Coeruleus / metabolism
  • Male
  • Methadone / therapeutic use*
  • Norepinephrine / metabolism*
  • Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / drug therapy*
  • Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / metabolism

Substances

  • Clonidine
  • Methadone
  • Norepinephrine