2014
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.3628
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Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorders in Outpatient Settings

Abstract: Both acamprosate and oral naltrexone were associated with reduction in return to drinking. When directly compared with one another, no significant differences were found between acamprosate and naltrexone for controlling alcohol consumption. Factors such as dosing frequency, potential adverse events, and availability of treatments may guide medication choice.

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“…This effect was modest ( g  = −.277) but reliable, with minimal heterogeneity observed across studies. By comparison, effect sizes for heavy drinking or drinking quantity outcomes across randomized clinical trials generally range between g  = .10 and .20 (Jonas et al , 2014; Maisel et al , 2013; Rösner et al , 2010). Thus, a modest effect on laboratory SA is consistent with what is known about naltrexone's effects on self‐reported drinking quantity during longer periods of treatment.…”
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“…This effect was modest ( g  = −.277) but reliable, with minimal heterogeneity observed across studies. By comparison, effect sizes for heavy drinking or drinking quantity outcomes across randomized clinical trials generally range between g  = .10 and .20 (Jonas et al , 2014; Maisel et al , 2013; Rösner et al , 2010). Thus, a modest effect on laboratory SA is consistent with what is known about naltrexone's effects on self‐reported drinking quantity during longer periods of treatment.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Meta‐analyses support that, as an adjunct to psychosocial therapy, daily naltrexone reduces the number of drinking days, quantity of alcohol consumed and incidence of relapse to heavy drinking relative to placebo—albeit with modest effect sizes (Jonas et al , 2014; Maisel et al , 2013; Rösner et al , 2010). Meta‐analyses further indicate relatively greater efficacy of naltrexone versus acamprosate for reducing heavy drinking and craving (Maisel et al , 2013).…”
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“…3,4 These neuronal alterations form the targets of our current pharmaceutical therapies for addiction. Unfortunately however, these interventions demonstrate extremely limited efficacy 5 , leading to high relapse rates. This highlights a need to better understand the complex mechanisms behind drug addiction and then identify novel targets that may provide a more promising therapeutic intervention.…”
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“…Recent meta-analyses of studies assessing injectable naltrexone's effectiveness indicate that its use in AUD patients is linked to a reduction in heavy drinking days (Jonas et al, 2014), longer refi ll persistence, and longer medication persistence compared with acamprosate (Campral) and tablet naltrexone (Hartung et al, 2014). Similarly, the use of injectable naltrexone for opioid use disorder has been linked to abstinence rates, longer duration of opioid-free days, improved treatment retention, less craving, and lower relapse (Gastfriend, 2011;Syed & Keating, 2013).…”
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