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Lapse and relapse following inpatient treatment of opiate dependence.

Ophthalmic, clinical and visual electrophysiological findings in children born to mothers prescribed substitute methadone in pregnancy.

The pharmacological treatment of opioid addiction--a clinical perspective.

Medical treatment of opioid dependence within the South African context.

A KCNJ6 (Kir3.2, GIRK2) gene polymorphism modulates opioid effects on analgesia and addiction but not on pupil size.

[Actions to improve the methadone dispensing service in primary care].

Recent advances in the treatment of cancer pain.

Cognitive function in short- and long-term substitution treatment: are there differences?

Challenging small human hepatocytes with opiates: further characterization of a novel prototype bioartificial liver.

A special type of 'hard-to-reach' patient: experiences of pregnant women on methadone.

Differential substance abuse patterns distribute according to gender in heroin addicts.

Methadone maintenance patients' knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and experiences concerning treatment for hepatitis C virus infection.

Multidisciplinary antenatal care for opiate-using women: Child-care issues.

Quality of life of outpatients in methadone maintenance treatment clinics.

Methadone maintenance treatment: the need to distinguish between holding dose, dose adequacy, satisfaction with methadone as a medication, and satisfaction with treatment.

The effect of oral methadone on the QTc interval in advanced cancer patients: a prospective pilot study.

[Monitoring and evaluation of the Hungarian methadone maintenance programmes].

South African guidelines for the management of opioid dependence: updated 2009.

Opiate substitution and death. GPs need guidance, please.

Methadone: does stigma play a role as a barrier to treatment of chronic pain?