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- Title
Treatment of acute opioid withdrawal with ibogaine.
- Authors
Alper, Kenneth R.; Lotsof, Howard S.; Frenken, Geerte M. N.; Luciano, Daniel J.; Bastiaans, Jan; Alper, K R; Lotsof, H S; Frenken, G M; Luciano, D J; Bastiaans, J
- Abstract
Ibogaine is an alkaloid with putative effect in acute opioid withdrawal. Thirty-three cases of treatments for the indication of opioid detoxification performed in non-medical settings under open label conditions are summarized involving an average daily use of heroin of .64 +/- .50 grams, primarily by the intravenous route. Resolution of the signs of opioid withdrawal without further drug seeking behavior was observed within 24 hours in 25 patients and was sustained throughout the 72-hour period of posttreatment observation. Other outcomes included drug seeking behavior without withdrawal signs (4 patients), drug abstinence with attenuated withdrawal signs (2 patients), drug seeking behavior with continued withdrawal signs (1 patient), and one fatality possibly involving surreptitious heroin use. The reported effectiveness of ibogaine in this series suggests the need for systematic investigation in a conventional clinical research setting.
- Subjects
OPIOID abuse; IBOGAINE; SUBSTANCE abuse treatment; THERAPEUTICS; CLINICAL trials; COMPARATIVE studies; DRUG withdrawal symptoms; HALLUCINOGENIC drugs; INTRAVENOUS injections; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; RESEARCH; SUBSTANCE abuse; EVALUATION research; TREATMENT effectiveness; PHARMACODYNAMICS
- Publication
American Journal on Addictions, 1999, Vol 8, Issue 3, p234
- ISSN
1055-0496
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1080/105504999305848