title: [Withdrawal in opiate addicts in an internal medicine hospital unit].
abstract: Withdrawal of opiates drug addicts in Internal Medicine is unusual in France. Four main preliminary conditions are requested: 1--Drug addict preparation and self motivation, 2--Inter and intra institution team collaboration, 3--Opening the hospital towards community agencies, 4--Hospital staff recruited on volunteer basis. Within two years (1992-1993), 210 opiates drug addicts were hospitalized for withdrawal. Two third were males, median age was 27, median years of addiction was 7. Thirty percent were seropositive for HIV, 70% for HCV. Hospitalisation lasted 7 days for heroin addicts and 10 days for morphin, codein or buprenorphin addicts. Successful withdrawn was observed for 70% patients but six months after withdrawal, only 15% remained abstinent.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Interne, Groupe hospitalier Cochin, Paris.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Crémer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boissonnas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D002047:Buprenorphine; D003061:Codeine; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000628:therapy; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine; D008297:Male; D009021:Morphine Dependence / Q000628:therapy; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D002047:Buprenorphine; D003061:Codeine
vernacular_title: Sevrage des toxicomanes dépendant des opiacés, dans une unité hospitalière de médecine interne.