Naltrexone in the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence

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Duration: 3 min 30 s
Description: Although naltrexone, an opiate-receptor antagonist, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of alcohol dependence, its efficacy is uncertain.
John Krystal; Joyce A. Cramer; W Król; Gail F. Kirk; Robert A. Rosenheck
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