Do acamprosate or naltrexone have an effect on daily drinking by reducing craving for alcohol?

Addiction

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 953-959

  Richardson, Kylie ^b   Baillie, Andrew ^c   Reid, Sophie ^a   Morley, Kirsten ^b   Teesson, Maree ^d   Sannibale, Claudia ^a,d   Weltman, Martin ^b,e   Haber, Paul ^a,b,d  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acamprosate; Alcohol dependence; Craving; Naltrexone; Pharmacotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE; NALTREXONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DETERRENTS; ALCOHOLISM; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NALTREXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TAURINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43949119099     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02215.x     Document Type: Article

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