D. Kirkland

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What would you consider to be an appropriate taper for 5+ years of daily clonzaepam?

My patient is a 46 y/o male with a Hx significant for hyperlipidemia, premature atherosclerosis and substance abuse (opoids, methamphetamine). He has requested a taper off the clonzapeam after...

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Has anyone had clinical experience using aripiprazole in psychstimulant addiction withdrawal and maintenance?

As aripiprazole is a partial D2 agonist, one may hypothesize that it may be an effective agent for the management of psychostimulant-addicted patients. The literature published to date is...

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Does anyone have clinical experience with buprenorphine vs. methadone for maitence therapy?

Pharmacists I deal with feel methadone is the more patient-acceptable option for opioid dependence treatment, what are your thoughts?

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