Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 408-411 , June 2010

Double-blind injectable hydromorphone versus diacetylmorphine for the treatment of opioid dependence: A pilot study

  • Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
    • Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences, Providence Health Care
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6Z 1Y6. Tel.: +1 604 682 2344x62973; fax: +1 604 806 8210.
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  • Daphne Guh, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences, Providence Health Care
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  • Suzanne Brissette, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
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  • David C. Marsh, M.D., C.C.S.A.M.

      Affiliations

    • School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
    • Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences, Providence Health Care
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia
    • Vancouver Coastal Health & Providence Health Care
    • Centre for Addiction Research BC, University of Victoria
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  • Bohdan Nosyk, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences, Providence Health Care
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  • Michael Krausz, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences, Providence Health Care
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia
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  • Aslam Anis, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
    • Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences, Providence Health Care
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  • Martin T. Schechter, M.D., Ph.D

      Affiliations

    • School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
    • Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences, Providence Health Care

Received 15 September 2009 ,Revised 2 March 2010 ,Accepted 2 March 2010.

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 The authors designed the study and gathered the data. The senior statistician (D.G.) performed the data analyses. The first (E.O.J.) and last author (M.T.S.) wrote the first draft of the paper, and all authors contributed to the final version. The final decision about publishing the paper was made by all the authors. All authors vouch for the accuracy of the data and analysis.

 Competing interests: All authors declare that the answer to the questions on the competing interest form are all No and therefore have nothing to declare.

 Funding: The study is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

PII: S0740-5472(10)00063-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2010.03.003

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 408-411 , June 2010

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