Propoxyphene napsylate maintenance treatment for narcotic dependence: a non-methadone model.

Abstract

One hundred and seventy eight heroin addicts entered propoxyphene napsylate (PN) maintenance. Patients attended a general medical clinic twice each week and took home a three- to four-day supply of PN, to be taken in doses of 300 to 400 mg three or four times per day. Over a 21-month period, subjects entered and re-entered PN treatment 266 times (1.5 times per patient) and remained in treatment a mean of 10.6 weeks. When compared with a group of methadone maintenance patients, similar characteristics in employment and heroin use were found. The ability to take PN, attend a clinic less often than daily and discontinue and re-enter treatment on a discretionary basis is a preferred treatment approach for some narcotic addicts.

• Authors: F S Tennant Jr, R A Rawson
• Journal: Drug and alcohol dependence (Drug Alcohol Depend) Vol. 8 Issue 1 Pg. 79-83 (Aug 1981) ISSN: 0376-8716 [Print] Ireland
• PMID: 6117456 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Morphine
• Dextropropoxyphene

Topics

• Adult
• Alcohol Drinking
• Dextropropoxyphene (analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
• Female
• Heroin Dependence (psychology, rehabilitation)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Morphine (urine)
• Social Adjustment