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Moderators of naltrexone's effects on drinking, urge, and alcohol effects in non-treatment-seeking heavy drinkers in the natural environment.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Jan 2008
Tidey Jennifer W, Monti Peter M, Rohsenow Damaris J, Gwaltney Chad J, Miranda Robert, McGeary John E, MacKillop James, Swift Robert M, Abrams David B, Shiffman Saul, Paty Jean A
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BACKGROUND: Naltrexone (NTX) has proven to be effective with alcoholics in treatment, with most controlled clinical trials showing beneficial effects on heavy drinking rates. However, little is known about the behavioral mechanisms underlying the effects of NTX on drinking, or about patient characteristics that may moderate NTX's effects on drinking. In this study, ecological momentary assessment (EMA) techniques...
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