1998
The effect of lamotrigine on naloxone-precipitated opiate withdrawal
Rosen M, Pearsall H, Kosten T. The effect of lamotrigine on naloxone-precipitated opiate withdrawal. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 1998, 52: 173-176. PMID: 9800147, DOI: 10.1016/s0376-8716(98)00057-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Effect of clonidine pretreatment on naloxone-precipitated opiate withdrawal.
Rosen M, McMahon T, Hameedi F, Pearsall H, Woods S, Kreek M, Kosten T. Effect of clonidine pretreatment on naloxone-precipitated opiate withdrawal. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 1996, 276: 1128-35. PMID: 8786543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClonidine pretreatmentOpiate withdrawalAdrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) responseDiastolic blood pressureNaloxone-precipitated opiate withdrawalNaloxone challenge testHeroin-dependent subjectsMeasures of withdrawalNasal congestionBlood pressureNew medicationsWithdrawal severityTesting medicationsChallenge testPlasma cortisolHormone responseConsecutive daysPilot studyClonidineMedicationsPositive controlWithdrawalBase linePretreatmentTwo-factor analysis