Effects of Buprenorphine/Naloxone Administered in Different Ways For Treating Opioid Dependence

Summary

Buprenorphine is a treatment for opioid dependence. Naloxone is given in addition to buprenorphine in order to limit the abuse potential that is commonly associated with buprenorphine. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of buprenorphine/naloxone when given through different routes and at different doses.

Timeline

Start

1996-08

Primary completion

1998-04

Completion

1998-05

Publications

• Results Stoller KB, Bigelow GE, Walsh SL, Strain EC. Effects of buprenorphine/naloxone in opioid-dependent humans. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2001 Mar;154(3):230-42. doi: 10.1007/s002130000637.

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