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Case Reports
. 2007 Jul;102(7):1164-5.
doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.01817.x.

Overcoming opioid blockade from depot naltrexone (Prodetoxon)

E M Kruptisky  1 , A M Burakov, M V Tsoy, V Y Egorova, T Y Slavina, A Y Grinenko, E E Zvartau, G E Woody
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Overcoming opioid blockade from depot naltrexone (Prodetoxon)

E M Kruptisky et al. Addiction. 2007 Jul.

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  • Addiction. 2007 Aug;102(8):1334

Abstract

Aim: To describe a situation in which an opioid-dependent patient overcame naltrexone blockade. DESIGN, CASE REPORT, SETTING: Addiction treatment center in St Petersburg, Russia.

Participant: Patient with naltrexone implant.

Intervention: Detoxification.

Measurements: Clinical observations.

Conclusions: It is possible, but very difficult, to overcome naltrexone blockade by using large doses of heroin.

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