A psychiatrist who has had experience with both methadone and antagonist maintenance programs contrasts 'the relaxed, jovial atmosphere of a methadone ward,' where patients are free of the postaddiction syndrome, with 'the tension, frustration, and anxiety that characterize a cyclazocine ward. (druglibrary.org)
Narcotic3
Research during the 1960s and 1970s into the possible use of cyclazocine for management of pain, and later for assisting treatment of narcotic addiction was severely hampered by the drug's psychotomimetic, dysphoric, and hallucinatory effects. (wikipedia.org)
In 1971, despite the earlier failures of narcotic antagonists, ** interest was renewed in these drugs as a potential 'cure for addiction. (druglibrary.org)
New trends in narcotic addiction control. (cdc.gov)
Journal1
The most recent study of cyclazocine, reported in the International Journal of the Addiction, 3 in 1971, indicates that of 186 addicts offered cyclazocine, 33 accepted, of whom 11 were believed to be abstinent twenty months later. (druglibrary.org)
Research1
Research into the use of cyclazocine for the treatment of bipolar patients with depression was undertaken by Fink and colleagues (1970). (wikipedia.org)
Fact1
In fact, several nonaddicting drugs for the treatment of heroin addiction have already been tried out. (druglibrary.org)
Patients1
The study suggests, but does not prove, that the few patients who accept cyclazocine do significantly better than similar patients who attempt abstinence without cyclazocine. (druglibrary.org)
Treatment1
Indeed, newspapers, politicians, and even some physicians have expressed the hope that a nonaddicting drug for the treatment of heroin addiction can be found. (druglibrary.org)
Control1
Norpipanone - Was not under international control until case reports of addiction arose. (tripsit.me)
Narcotic Addiction1
Research during the 1960s and 1970s into the possible use of cyclazocine for management of pain, and later for assisting treatment of narcotic addiction was severely hampered by the drug's psychotomimetic, dysphoric, and hallucinatory effects. (wikipedia.org)
Drug addiction1
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AND STABILITY TESTING OF TREATMENT DRUGS Release Date: December 2, 1998 RFP AVAILABLE: N01DA-9-8093 P.T. National Institute on Drug Abuse The development of medications for the treatment of drug addiction is a major mission of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). (nih.gov)
Include1
[1] [3] Serious side effects include addiction , decreased rate of breathing , low blood pressure , serotonin syndrome , severe allergic reactions , and liver failure . (cloudfront.net)