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Trial reportNicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco2013

Smoking and opioid detoxification: behavioral changes and response to treatment.

Paolo Mannelli, Li-Tzy Wu, Kathleen S Peindl, David A Gorelick

Open access · bronzeAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. The neuroimmune-glutamate hypothesis of addiction.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2026
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  9. Nicotine and Opioids: a Call for Co-treatment as the Standard of Care.The journal of behavioral health services & research · 2020
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  12. Smoking and Tobacco-Free Policies in Women's Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities: A Community-Engaged Approach.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2018
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  13. Low-Dose Naltrexone (LDN)-Review of Therapeutic Utilization.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Paolo MannelliDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC;
Li-Tzy Wu
Kathleen S Peindl
David A Gorelick
Duke University Hospital · USDuke Medical Center · USNational Institute on Drug Abuse · US

Funding

Place of low-dose naltrexone in opiate detoxificationR21DA015469 · NIDA · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI MANNELLI, PAOLO · 2003 to 2005
$557k
Intramural NIH HHSNIDA NIH HHS DA 15469
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe relevance of tobacco use in opioid addiction (OA) has generated a demand for available and more effective interventions. Thus, further analysis of less explored nicotine-opioid clinical interactions is warranted.

methodsA post-hoc analysis of OA participants in a double-blind, randomized very low dose naltrexone (VLNTX) inpatient detoxification trial evaluated measures of opioid withdrawal and tobacco use. Intreatment smokers were compared with nonsmokers, or smokers who were not allowed to smoke.

resultsA total of 141 (81%) of 174 OA participants were smokers, all nicotine-dependent. Inpatient smoking was a predictor of opioid withdrawal discomfort. Intreatment smokers (n = 96) showed significantly higher opioid craving (F = 3.7, p < .001) and lower detoxification completion rate (χ(2) = 7.9, p < .02) compared with smokers who were not allowed to smoke (n = 45) or nonsmokers (n = 33). Smoking during treatment was associated with more elevated cigarette craving during detoxification (F = 4.1, p < .001) and a higher number of cigarettes smoked at follow-up (F = 3.6, p < .02). Among intreatment smokers, VLNTX addition to methadone taper was effective in easing opioid withdrawal and craving more than other treatments, whereas the combination VLNTX-clonidine was associated with significantly reduced cigarette craving and smoking during detoxification.

conclusionsFailure to address tobacco use may negatively affect pharmacologically managed opioid discontinuation. Opioid detoxification may offer a window of opportunity to expand smoking cessation treatment, hence improving OA outcomes. The observed effects support testing of VLNTX-clonidine in smoking cessation trials among individuals with or without substance abuse.

Indexed as

AdultDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansMaleNaltrexoneSmokingSmoking CessationSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeTobacco Use DisorderNaltrexone

Identifiers

PMID23572466
PMCPMC3768333
OpenAlexW1993639810

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