Naltrexone Therapy and Relapse Rates of Opioid Dependent Individuals

AuthorF Tataryen
AuthorJ Shakerien
AuthorA Nasirien
AuthorL Ghelichien
AuthorGh Abdolien
Issued Date2007-03-20en
AbstractIntroduction: Drug addiction and drug dependency are major problem in the “mental”,”social”, and “health-care” fields. It decreases occupational performance and educational abilities in different social groups, and may lead to miscellaneous crimes. Different methods are recommended for drug addiction treatments. Detoxification is the first step however it would not be successful without follow up and vigorous maintenance therapy. Naltrexone introduced as an opium antagonist to decrease desire for opiates and is used for maintenance therapy of drug treatments in Kermanshah Rehabilitation and Therapy Center since 2001. This study aimed to determine the relapse rates of drug addict patients under maintenance therapy by Naltrexone after 18 months follow up.en
DOIhttps://doi.org/en
URIhttps://brieflands.com/journals/jkums/articles/81827en
KeywordTreatment of Addictionen
KeywordNaltrexoneen
KeywordKermanshah Rehabilitation and Therapy Center - Relapseen
PublisherBrieflandsen
TitleNaltrexone Therapy and Relapse Rates of Opioid Dependent Individualsen
TypeResearch Articleen

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