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Original Article

Outpatient Non-Opioid Detoxification for Opioid Withdrawal: Who Is Likely to Benefit?

Michael J. McCann Matrix Center and Los Angeles Addiction Treatment Center, Los Angeles, CA
,
Karen Miotto Matrix Center and Los Angeles Addiction Treatment Center, Los Angeles, CA
,
Richard A. Rawson Matrix Center and Los Angeles Addiction Treatment Center, Los Angeles, CA
,
Alice Huber Matrix Center and Los Angeles Addiction Treatment Center, Los Angeles, CA
,
Steven Shoptaw Matrix Center and Los Angeles Addiction Treatment Center, Los Angeles, CA
&
Walter Ling Matrix Center and Los Angeles Addiction Treatment Center, Los Angeles, CA
Pages 218-223 | Received 21 May 1996, Accepted 18 Jul 1996, Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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