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  • Title: Relapse to opiate use provokes biphasic changes of blood pressure in heroin-withdrawn addicts treated with clonidine.
    Author: Rubio G, Alguacil LF, Alamo C, Pascual J, Lopez-Trabada JR.
    Journal: Drug Alcohol Depend; 1992 Jun; 30(2):193-8. PubMed ID: 1321712.
    Abstract:
    The effect of relapse to opiate use on blood pressure and heart rate has been studied in heroin-withdrawn addicts treated with clonidine in an outpatient detoxification procedure. The daily dose of clonidine was established according to body weight and amount of heroin usually consumed at the onset of treatment. Patients who returned to heroin use were detected by increased urinary levels of opiates. Clonidine elicited significant reductions of blood pressure and heart rate reaching a plateau in the second day of treatment. Heroin consumption was found to provoke a further decrease of both systolic and diastolic pressure when the time interval between the relapse and the cardiovascular determinations was about 3 h as estimated by the patients. At longer intervals (16 h) this effect was reversed and both the hypotensive and the bradycardiac actions of clonidine seemed to be impaired. The possible impact of endogenous opioids and alpha-2 receptor sensitivity on these biphasic alterations is discussed.
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