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Articles by Helge Waal
Quetiapine abuse – myth or reality?
- Helge Waal,
- Jørn Henrik Vold,
- Svetlana Ondrasova Skurtveit
25.08.2020:
Quetiapine is increasingly being used as a sedative and hypnotic drug, especially in the treatment of addiction disorders. Some have warned against this practice. However, a review of the research literature lends little support to these warnings. The risk of dependency limits the use of sedatives...
'The entire pharmaceutical compendium' in the treatment of substance use disorders
- Jørg Mørland,
- Helge Waal
11.02.2019:
Norway has had a restrictive prescription practice for habit-forming drugs. Several trends point in the direction of liberalisation, while problems arising from drug prescriptions are increasing in many countries – including Norway. Norway has traditionally had strict guidelines for prescribing...
General practitioners’ views on drug-assisted rehabilitation
- Helge Waal,
- Mette Brekke,
- Thomas Clausen,
- Morten Lindbæk,
- Judith Rosta,
- Ivar Skeie,
- Olaf Gjerløw Aasland
04.09.2012:
Substitution treatment with methadone or buprenorphine is currently the most common treatment for heroin dependence (1). The treatment was established in Norway as drug-assisted rehabilitation (DAR) in 1997. The model has been evaluated a number of times (2) – (5). The Directorate of Health issued...