An Evaluation of the Use of Vivitrol® in Drug Courts: Preliminary Results
Author: Desirée A. Crèvecoeur-MacPhail.; Sarah J. Cousins.; Richard A. Rawson.
Source: Volume 17, Number 04, November/December 2013 , pp.49-54(6)
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Abstract:
This paper reviews the preliminary findings of an evaluation of a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) enhancement grant designed to provide Vivitrol® to 81 drug court patients over three years. It examines several areas, including doses taken, side effects, urges to drink alcohol or use opiates, and some limited short-term outcomes.Keywords: Pharmacotherapy; naltrexone; alcohol dependence; relapse; Medication-Assisted Treatment Survey; opioids
Affiliations:
1: UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs; 2: UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs; 3: UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs.