Extended-Release Naltrexone to Prevent Opioid Relapse in Criminal Justice Offenders
Author(s) -
Joshua D. Lee,
Peter D. Friedmann,
Timothy W. Kinlock,
Edward V. Nunes,
Tamara Y. Boney,
Randall Hoskinson,
Donna Wilson,
Ryan McDonald,
John Rotrosen,
Marc N. Gourevitch,
Michael Gordon,
Marc Fishman,
Donna T. Chen,
Richard J. Bonnie,
James Cornish,
Sean M. Murphy,
Charles P. O’Brien
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1505409
Subject(s) - naltrexone , medicine , opioid , relapse prevention , randomization , opioid use disorder , confidence interval , opioid antagonist , hazard ratio , randomized controlled trial , psychiatry , anesthesia , (+) naloxone , receptor
Extended-release naltrexone, a sustained-release monthly injectable formulation of the full mu-opioid receptor antagonist, is effective for the prevention of relapse to opioid dependence. Data supporting its effectiveness in U.S. criminal justice populations are limited.
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