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Treatment of Benzodiazepine Dependence in Methadone Maintenance Treatment Patients: A Comparison of Two Therapeutic Modalities and the Role of Psychiatric Comorbidity

Tal Weizman, Marc Gelkopf, Yuval Melamed, Miriam Adelson, Avraham Bleich

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry · 2003 · 63 citations · 23 references

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Maintenance strategy with clonazepam is a useful BZD treatment modality for BZD-dependent MMT patients with a long-term history of abuse and previous attempts at detoxification. Psychiatric comorbidity may have an important role in choosing the adequate treatment modality and influencing treatment outcome.

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