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Posted on April 13, 2013 at 4:39 pm by Lakeside

Naltrexone Cuts Alcoholics Drinking
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Early treatment response in alcohol dependence with extended-release naltrexone. OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine the time course for onset of effect of intramuscular injectable extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX), which has demonstrated efficacy for alcohol dependence. METHOD: A post hoc analysis of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study was conducted. In the study, actively drinking men and …∞

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Posted on March 5, 2012 at 5:44 am by Lakeside

Naltrexone Works Better for Some Alcoholics
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Naltrexone Works Better for Some Populations More than Others Naltrexone is one of the most effective pharmacological treatments for alcohol dependence. However, naltrexone does not work for everyone. A new study has found that naltrexone is effective for women, and individuals with the A118G polymorphism of the mu opioid receptor gene (OPRM1). There are few …∞

Posted in Addiction, Adjunctive therapy, Alcoholism, Drugs, Medication, Pharmacotherapy, Recovery, Relapse prevention, Target populations, Women and tagged , , , , . Use this permalink for a bookmark.

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