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Naltrexone Implant Promising for Treatment of Heroin Dependence
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Title Naltrexone Implant Promising for Treatment of Heroin Dependence
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/573017?src=rss
Description In a retrospective study of heroin-dependent persons from Australia, researchers found that hospitalizations due to opioid use decreased significantly following treatment with naltrexone implants -- an outcome that was not observed in another cohort of patients who received traditional methadone maintenance treatment. Reuters Health Information
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Date Apr 17, 2008
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