Naltrexone in the treatment of alcoholism: A clinical review

Alcohol

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-39

  O'Brien, Charles P ^a   Volpicelli, Laura A ^a   Volpicelli, Joseph R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcoholism; Opioid antagonists; Relapse prevention

Indexed keywords

NALTREXONE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EUPHORIA;

EID: 0030041684     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0741-8329(95)02038-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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