Fluoxetine Treatment for Dually Diagnosed Methadone Maintained Opioid Addicts:

27 January 1995

journal article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Addictive Diseases

Vol. 13 (3) , 25-32
https://doi.org/10.1300/j069v13n03_03

Abstract

Twenty-two methadone maintained opioid addicts with either depression or persistent cocaine use received open label fluoxetine in addition to their methadone. Fluoxetine significantly decreased depressive symptoms from pre-treatment to endpoint in subjects with depression, while its effect on substance use was inconclusive.

Keywords

FLUOXETINE
ADDICTS
DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS
DEPRESSION
SUBSTANCE USE
METHADONE MAINTAINED OPIOID
COCAINE

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