Journal of clinical psychopharmacology
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J Clin Psychopharmacol · Oct 2011
Clinical TrialImportance of gabapentin dose in treatment of opioid withdrawal.
The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of gabapentin (1600 mg/d) as an adjunctive to methadone-assisted detoxification in the treatment of opioid withdrawal symptoms. ⋯ Add-on gabapentin with a dose of 1600 mg/d is effective in reducing some of the withdrawal symptoms in patients addicted to opiate undergoing methadone-assisted detoxification.