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Table 1 Detoxification schedules

From: The Leeds Evaluation of Efficacy of Detoxification Study (LEEDS) Prisons Project Study: protocol for a randomised controlled trial comparing methadone and buprenorphine for opiate detoxification

Day

Buprenorphine

(mg)

Methadone

(1 mg/1 ml mixture)

1

8

30

2

8

30

3

8

30

4

8

30

5

8

30

6

6

25

7

6

25

8

4

22

9

4

22

10

4

20

11

3.6

20

12

3.6

18

13

3.2

16

14

2.8

14

15

2.4

12

16

2.0

10

17

1.6

8

18

1.2

6

19

0.8

4

20

0.4

2

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