"Methadone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A synthetic opioid that is used as the hydrochloride. It is an opioid analgesic that is primarily a mu-opioid agonist. It has actions and uses similar to those of MORPHINE. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1082-3)
| Descriptor ID |
D008691
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.522.675
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Methadone" by people in Profiles.
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Sexual HIV risk behaviors in a treatment-refractory opioid-dependent sample. J Psychoactive Drugs. 2012 Jul-Aug; 44(3):237-42.
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The effects of chiral isolates of methadone on the cardiac potassium channel IKr. Cardiology. 2009; 113(1):59-65.
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Methadone maintenance improves cognitive performance after two months of treatment. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2006 May; 14(2):157-64.
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Cerebral phosphorus metabolite and transverse relaxation time abnormalities in heroin-dependent subjects at onset of methadone maintenance treatment. Psychiatry Res. 2004 Sep 15; 131(3):217-26.
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A novel cognitive-behavioral approach for treatment-resistant drug dependence. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2002 Dec; 23(4):335-42.
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Cerebral phosphorus metabolite abnormalities in opiate-dependent polydrug abusers in methadone maintenance. Psychiatry Res. 1999 Jun 30; 90(3):143-52.
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Fluoxetine treatment of cocaine abuse in heroin addicts. J Clin Psychiatry. 1991 Jan; 52(1):31-3.