Initiation to injectable naltrexone likelier after rapid detoxification from opioids

Results of a new study suggest that opioid‐dependent patients receiving a rapid outpatient detoxification using naltrexone are more likely to be successfully inducted to injectable naltrexone than patients receiving a standard buprenorphine only–assisted detoxification. The study's research team stated that the naltrexone‐assisted regimen offers a promising alternative to traditional methods associated with high attrition and relapse rates. Study results were published online Jan. 10 in the American Journal of Psychiatry .