Traditional Chinese medicine-facilitated treatments may relieve anxiety symptoms during drug switching from methadone to buprenorphine/naloxone for treating opioid dependence

This study investigated a 51-year-old married man with a history of heroin dependence who underwent methadone maintenance treatment for 7 years. He received traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)-facilitated treatments and switched from methadone to buprenorphine/naloxone. Strong anxiety symptoms were o...

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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
Anxiety
Anxiety - prevention & control
Anxiety disorders
Asia
Buprenorphine, Naloxone Drug Combination - administration & dosage
Case reports
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Chinese medicine
Drug Substitution
Drugs, Chinese Herbal - therapeutic use
Heroin
Humans
Male
Methadone
Methadone - administration & dosage
Middle Aged
Narcotics
Novel Treatment (New Drug/Intervention
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Opiate Substitution Treatment
Opioid-Related Disorders - drug therapy
Opioid-Related Disorders - psychology
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