Central sleep apnea in stable methadone maintenance treatment patients

D Wang, H Teichtahl, O Drummer, C Goodman… - Chest, 2005 - Elsevier
Study objectives Methadone, a long-acting μ-opioid agonist, is an effective treatment for
heroin addiction. Our previous data show that 6 of 10 methadone maintenance treatment …

Sleepdisordered breathing in stable methadone programme patients: a pilot study

H Teichtahl, A Prodromidis, B Miller, G Cherry… - …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Aims. To explore the possibility that stable MMP patients have sleepdisordered breathing
(SDB) and abnormal sleep architecture defined by nocturnal sleep stages and sleep …

Obstructive sleep apnea is more common than central sleep apnea in methadone maintenance patients with subjective sleep complaints

KM Sharkey, ME Kurth, BJ Anderson, RP Corso… - Drug and alcohol …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Opioid-dependent patients treated with methadone have subjective sleep
complaints and disrupted sleep on polysomnography (PSG). Previous studies of sleep …

Assessing sleep in opioid dependence: a comparison of subjective ratings, sleep diaries, and home polysomnography in methadone maintenance patients

KM Sharkey, ME Kurth, BJ Anderson, RP Corso… - Drug and alcohol …, 2011 - Elsevier
Objectives: Comparisons of subjective and objective sleep measures have shown
discrepancies between reported sleep and polysomnography (PSG) in non-drug dependent …

Variables associated with perceived sleep disorders in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) patients

E Peles, S Schreiber, M Adelson - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2006 - Elsevier
To characterize sleep disorders in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) patients, we
evaluated sleep quality of 101 non-selective patients from our MMT clinic in Israel between …

Sleep disturbances among methadone maintained patients

MD Stein, DS Herman, S Bishop, JA Lassor… - Journal of substance …, 2004 - Elsevier
We examined the relationship of sleep disturbance and demographic, mental health, drug
use and other factors among 225 methadone-maintained individuals. The cohort was 78 …

Frequency and correlates of sleep disturbance in methadone and buprenorphine-maintained patients

KE Dunn, PH Finan, DA Tompkins, EC Strain - Addictive behaviors, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a significant public health problem, and opioid
maintenance treatment (OMT) on methadone or buprenorphine is a common approach. This …

Subjective sleep–wake parameters in treatment-seeking opiate addicts

A Oyefeso, P Sedgwick, H Ghodse - Drug and alcohol dependence, 1997 - Elsevier
We investigated subjective sleep parameters and sleep difficulties of opiate addicts
undertaking methadone detoxification and identified their sleep profile. Using the St Mary's …

Ventilatory responses to hypoxia and hypercapnia in stable methadone maintenance treatment patients

H Teichtahl, D Wang, D Cunnington, T Quinnell, H Tran… - Chest, 2005 - Elsevier
Rationale Methadone is a long-acting μ-opioid and is an effective treatment for heroin
addiction. Opioids depress respiration, and patients receiving methadone maintenance …

Chronic opioid use is a risk factor for the development of central sleep apnea and ataxic breathing

JM Walker, RJ Farney, SM Rhondeau… - Journal of Clinical …, 2007 - jcsm.aasm.org
Background: Chronic opioid therapy for pain management has increased dramatically
without adequate study of potential deleterious effects on breathing during sleep. Methods …