NALTREXONE AND THE TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE

Authors
VOLPICELLI JR CLAY KL WATSON NT VOLPICELLI LA
Citation
Jr. Volpicelli et al., NALTREXONE AND THE TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE, Alcohol health and research world, 18(4), 1994, pp. 272-278
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Substance Abuse
Journal title
Alcohol health and research world → ACNP
ISSN journal
0090838X
Volume
18
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
272 - 278
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-838X(1994)18:4<272:NATTOA>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
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 n altrexone have shown that this medication significantly decreases exce ssive alcohol drinking.