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SUBMITTER: Mannelli P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3190236 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Mar-Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The American journal on addictions 20090301 2
Although withdrawal severity and treatment completion are the initial focus of opioid detoxification, post-detoxification outcome better defines effective interventions. Very low dose naltrexone (VLNTX) in addition to methadone taper was recently associated with attenuated withdrawal intensity during detoxification. We describe the results of a seven-day follow-up evaluation of 96 subjects who completed inpatient detoxification consisting of the addition of VLNTX (0.125 or 0.250 mg per day) or p ...[more]