Methadone-Aided Opium Detoxification in a 2.5 Year-Old Girl
| Author | Reza Bidaki | en |
| Author | Mahsa Sedaghati | en |
| Author | Mitra Hakim Shoshtari | en |
| Author | Hamidreza Ahmadkhniha | en |
| Issued Date | 2011-06-30 | en |
| Abstract | Detoxification of children who are born from substance dependent mothers or those who are substance dependent themselves as a result of being abused by their families is a major concern. This report describes withdrawal symptoms and the way of abstinence in a 2.5 year-old girl who was dependent to opium. After that she was given opium for nearly two years suppress withdrawal symptoms, methadone-aided opium detoxification started for her and after 65 days she left the hospital with no symptoms of withdrawal syndrome. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/ | en |
| Keyword | Opiate dependence | en |
| Keyword | Opiate withdrawal | en |
| Keyword | Methadone therapy | en |
| Keyword | Children | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Methadone-Aided Opium Detoxification in a 2.5 Year-Old Girl | en |
| Type | Case Report | en |
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