[Alcohol consumption in opioid-dependence patients in treatment with naltrexone]
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[Alcohol consumption in opioid-dependence patients in treatment with naltrexone]
Abstract
Objectives: Alcohol consumption in opiate dependence in naltrexone treatment was evaluated.
Material and methods: The alcohol consumption and their modifications were evaluated in two groups of heroin dependents in naltrexone treatment. A prospective study was made in two periods of time, evaluating 50 patients in the first one, and 82 in the second one.
Results: In both of them we found a significant increase of the amount of alcohol consumed, that was higher in the patients who had shown alcohol abuse before opiate dependence.
Conclusions: The opiate dependent in naltrexone treatment increase of alcohol consumed.
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