Naltrexone and the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence

There currently is a great demand for effective medications to reduce the high relapse rates that occur in the early stages of treatment for alcohol dependence. Recent clinical trials of the opiate antagonist naltrexone have shown that this medication significantly decreases excessive alcohol drinki...

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Autores principales: Volpicelli, Joseph R., Clay, Karen L., Watson, Nathan T., Volpicelli, Laura A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 1994
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6876440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31798041
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spelling pubmed-68764402019-12-03 Naltrexone and the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence Volpicelli, Joseph R. Clay, Karen L. Watson, Nathan T. Volpicelli, Laura A. Alcohol Health Res World Articles There currently is a great demand for effective medications to reduce the high relapse rates that occur in the early stages of treatment for alcohol dependence. Recent clinical trials of the opiate antagonist naltrexone have shown that this medication significantly decreases excessive alcohol drinking. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 1994 /pmc/articles/PMC6876440/ /pubmed/31798041 Text en http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Unless otherwise noted in the text, all material appearing in this journal is in the public domain and may be reproduced without permission. Citation of the source is appreciated.
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