Plasma testosterone and luteinizing hormone levels during levo-alpha-acetylmethadol maintenance and withdrawal.
Nine male heroin addicts maintained on L-alpha-acetylmethadol (LAAM) for about 5 mo had normal plasma levels of testosterone and luteinizing hormone 72 hr after a dose of LAAM and also during 2 wk after abrupt LAAM withdrawal.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D008692:Methadyl Acetate / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000187:drug effects; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood*
D013739:Testosterone; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D008692:Methadyl Acetate; D008691:Methadone