Opioid relapse rates fall with use of medication for adults in criminal justice system

Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 14:51 in Health & Medicine

The first multi-site US clinical trial of extended-release naltrexone shows promise for more effective treatment of opioid addiction. The findings of the study could have a broad impact on how the medical community addresses opiate addiction outside of the patient populations examined in this study, the researchers say.

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