title: Evidence-based addiction medicine: the use of lofexidine for opioid detoxification.
abstract: Is there any evidence that lofexidine is as effective as and better tolerated than clonidine for opiate detoxification? Could lofexidine be safely combined with other agents in the management of withdrawal? The purpose of this review is to seek answers to these postulates by using evidence-based testimony.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Adetunji is an attending psychiatrist at the Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Babatunde
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Adetunji
authors.forename: Maju
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mathews
authors.forename: Adedapo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Olusanya
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rufai