A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Study of Methadone and Diazepam with or without Carbamazepine for Combined Opioid and Benzodiazepine Detoxification

Kirsten Meyer¹, Dirk Gansefort², Jens Reime² and Markus Backmund

¹Addiction Medicine, General Hospital Munich Schwabing, Kolner Platz 1, D-80804 Munchen, Germany

²Centre for Interdisciplinary Addiction Research, University of Hamburg, Martinistrasse 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany

³Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen, Germany

Keywords: Opiates; Benzodiazepines; Dependence; Detoxification; Effectiveness; Safety

Introduction