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Naltrexone in the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence
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Seventy male alcohol-dependent patients participated in a 12-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of naltrexone hydrochloride (50 mg/d) as an adjunct to treatment following alcohol detoxification. Subjects taking naltrexone reported significantly less alcohol craving and days in which any alcohol was consumed. During the 12-week study, only 23% of the naltrexone-treated subjects met the criteria for a relapse, whereas 54.3% of the placebo-treated subjects relapsed. The primary effect of naltrexone was seen in patients who drank any alcohol while attending outpatient treatment. Nineteen (95%) of the 20 placebo-treated patients relapsed after they sampled alcohol, while only eight (50%) of 16 naltrexone-treated patients exposed to alcohol met relapse criteria. Naltrexone was not associated with mood changes or other psychiatric symptoms. Significant side effects (nausea) occurred in two naltrexone-treated subjects, and one naltrexone-treated subject complained of increased pain from arthritis. These results suggest that naltrexone may be a safe and effective adjunct to treatment in alcohol-dependent subjects, particularly in preventing alcohol relapse.
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“Naltrexone significantly decreases drinking days and relapse rates in patients with alcohol use disorder 204 , and has been shown to reduce alcohol's rewarding effects 205,206 and number of drinks per drinking day 207 .”
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“Furthermore, opioid antagonists are known to reduce cravings, and are now being used to treat an increasing variety of disorders including alcoholism, opioid dependence, and obesity (O’Malley et al 1992; Volpicelli et al 1992; Greenway et al 2010; Minozzi et al 2011).”
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- Authors
- Volpicelli, J. R.
- Affiliations
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Corresponding author
- Volpicelli, Joseph R.
- Venue
- Archives of General Psychiatry
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Published
- 1992-11-01
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 876
- ISSN
- 0003-990X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2104538950
- Cited by
- 1,828
- References
- 23
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 28 · 2019: 26 · 2018: 29 · 2017: 26 · 2016: 32 · 2015: 48 · 2014: 49 · 2013: 47 · 2012: 58
- FWCI
- 36.57
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Archives of General Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (AA0751701A1)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA-05186)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency
- Keywords
- naltrexone, alcoholism, alcohol craving, alcohol relapse prevention, alcohol detoxification, outpatient care, opioid antagonists, adjunct pharmacotherapy, nausea, arthritic pain
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Alcohol Drinking, Alcoholism, Ambulatory Care, Combined Modality Therapy, Double-Blind Method, Humans, Male, Naltrexone, Nausea, Patient Dropouts, Placebos, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychotherapy, Recurrence, Severity of Illness Index, Treatment Outcome
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