Disulfiram implantation: a dose response trial

Abstract

Alcoholic volunteers (N = 120) were assigned at random to receive an 800 mg, 1200 mg, or 1600 mg subcutaneous disulfiram implant. Patients were followed for a 2-year period. Although all groups showed an increase in sobriety following implantation, there was no significant dose-response relationship. There were no significant between-group differences in the incidence of disulfiram-ethanol reaction.