A clinical, controlled study of l-alpha-acetylmethadol in the treatment of narcotic addiction.

Abstract	The authors compared l-alpha-acetylmethadol (LAAM) with methadone for clinical effectiveness in the treatment of narcotic addiction. LAAM was as effective as methadone on all outcome measures, including length of stay in treatment. Two clinicopharmacologic properties of LAAM caused some patients to ask for a switch to methadone. The authors describe these phenomena and discuss their impact on the clinical effectiveness of LAAM.
Authors	M Marcovici, C P O'Brien, A T McLellan, J Kacian
Journal	The American journal of psychiatry (Am J Psychiatry) Vol. 138 Issue 2 Pg. 234-6 (Feb 1981) ISSN: 0002-953X [Print] United States
PMID	7457647 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.)
Chemical References	Methadyl Acetate Methadone
Topics	Adult Humans Male Methadone (analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use) Methadyl Acetate (therapeutic use) Opioid-Related Disorders (rehabilitation) Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care

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