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Abstract
The primary pharmacotherapies for treating opioid addiction are covered in this article. Treatment options include quick detoxification methods, buprenorphine, adrenergic agonists such clonidine and lofexidine, and detoxification utilising tapering methadone. Methadone is most frequently used in opioid maintenance therapy (OMT). Also mentioned is OMT using additional opioid agonists, buprenorphine, or buprenorphine with naloxone. The usage of oral and sustained-release naltrexone formulations fo

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