Aug. 23, 2005 — Anesthesia-assisted rapid detoxification from heroin offers no advantages over an approach using buprenorphine, according to the results of a randomized trial reported in the Aug.

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A method of heroin withdrawal that promises a quick, "pain-free" detoxification is neither pain-free nor effective, according to a study in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association.

Sedation rapid opiate detox treatment is for motivated patients who want to live free of all opiates without substituting Suboxone or Methadone. Acute withdrawals are the main reason why such patients ...