title: Craving in heroin addicts maintained on the opiate antagonist naltrexone.
abstract: The level of heroin craving was monitored in patiens receiving naltrexone on a regular basis. Meetings and interviews conducted twice weekly attested to a pattern of craving reduction in most but not all the addicts. It was also found that it usually took 3 to 5 weeks for this effect to occur. The possible relationship between drug craving and participation in the naltrexone program is discussed.
mesh_terms: D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D009270:Naloxone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D009271:Naltrexone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010352:Patient Dropouts
chemical_list: D009270:Naloxone; D009271:Naltrexone