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Buprenorphine-Naloxone vs Extended-Release Naltrexone Following Opioid Withdrawal Treatment
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Call for Study Update: The Flood of Opioids Must be Matched with a Flood of Opioid Treatments Albert Stuart Reece, MBBS, MDÂ | University of Western Australia and Edith Cowan University This study compared sublingual buprenorphine...
Naltrexone vs Methadone: Evaluating Evidence for Effective Opioid Dependence Treatment
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This review examines current evidence about treatments for opioid dependence, comparing methadone with naltrexone-based approaches. Research from clinical trials and long-term studies reveals important concerns about safety and effectiveness of traditional treatments. Evidence suggests that...
Acamprosate and Oral Naltrexone Are Effective—but Underutilized—Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder
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Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is one of the most prevalent substance use disorders in the US. Effective medications for AUD (MAUD) have been available for over 40 years; however, less than 1 percent of individuals...
Naltrexone, a Useful Addendum to Alcohol Use Disorder Therapy Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Use Disorder A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Key Points Question: Which pharmacotherapies are associated with improved outcomes for people with alcohol use disorder? Findings: In this systematic review and meta-analysis that included 118 clinical trials and 20 976 participants, 50 mg/d of oral naltrexone...
The Benefits of Extended-release Naltrexone Paired with Psychosocial Interventions for Alcohol Use Disorder
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Oral naltrexone has been shown to reduce alcohol consumption and craving in individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD), yet evidence regarding the efficacy of the extended-release injectable formulation (XR-naltrexone) is limited. Researchers conducted a systematic...
World Overdose Awareness Day 31 August 2021
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Is Bupropion Plus Naltrexone an Effective Treatment for Methamphetamine Use Disorder? Â
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Amphetamines are the second-most commonly used drug in the world and their use is rising in the US. There are currently no FDA-approved medications for treating methamphetamine use disorder (MUD). This multisite randomized controlled trial...
Combination therapy for methamphetamine use disorder (Naltrexone)
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Researchers have begun testing drugs approved for other substance use disorders to treat people with methamphetamine addiction. Examples include naltrexone—which is used for the treatment of opioid use disorder—and bupropion, which helps people quit smoking....
Bupropion and Naltrexone in Methamphetamine Use Disorder
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New England Journal Medicine Among adults with methamphetamine use disorder, the response over a period of 12 weeks among participants who received extended-release injectable naltrexone plus oral extended-release bupropion was low but was higher than...
Overdose Awareness Day 2020 – Does Nomenclature matter?
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The misuse of this term ‘overdose’ is quite common in the illicit drug use culture, and it has become synonymous with an event where a drug user has died or come very close to death...
The Perth-based doctor who pioneered a naltrexone implant
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The Perth-based doctor who pioneered a naltrexone implant to address drug addiction has been awarded a $US20 million ($28.6m) grant to trial his innovation in the US, which is dealing with an opioid epidemic. Download...
