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Alternative Treatments for Withdrawing the Long-Term Benzodiazepine User: A Pilot Study

Ronald G Nathan Department of Psychiatry, Department of Family Medicine and Comprehensive Care, and Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, 71130
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Dean Robinson Department of Psychiatry, Department of Family Medicine and Comprehensive Care, and Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, 71130
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D. R. Cherek Department of Psychiatry, Department of Family Medicine and Comprehensive Care, and Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, 71130
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C. Simon Sebastian Department of Psychiatry, Department of Family Medicine and Comprehensive Care, and Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, 71130
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Mary Hack Department of Psychiatry, Department of Family Medicine and Comprehensive Care, and Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, 71130
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Sharon Davison School for Social Work Smith College, North Hampton, Massachusetts
Pages 195-211 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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