ArticlePsychopharmacology2017
Naltrexone moderates the relationship between cue-induced craving and subjective response to methamphetamine in individuals with methamphetamine use disorder.
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- Bupropion and Naltrexone in Methamphetamine Use Disorder.The New England journal of medicine · 2021Trial
- A preliminary randomized clinical trial of naltrexone reduces striatal resting state functional connectivity in people with methamphetamine use disorder.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2018Trial
- The role of polysubstance use in the development, maintenance, and treatment of stimulant use disorders.Pharmacological reviews · 2026Review
- Naltrexone/Bupropion/Mirtazapine Triple Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Methamphetamine Use Disorder: A Case Series.Cureus · 2026Article
- Trial protocol of an open-label pilot study of oralBMJ open · 2025Article
- Case Report: Unusual oral cavity changes associated with methamphetamine abuse.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Pharmacological Treatments for Methamphetamine Use Disorder: Current Status and Future Targets.Substance abuse and rehabilitation · 2024Review
- Comparative Effectiveness Associated With Buprenorphine and Naltrexone in Opioid Use Disorder and Cooccurring Polysubstance Use.JAMA network open · 2022Observational
- A Scoping Review on Cue Reactivity in Methamphetamine Use Disorder.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The role of the opioid system in decision making and cognitive control: A review.Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience · 2019Review
- Drug-Induced Craving for Methamphetamine Is Associated With Neural Methamphetamine Cue Reactivity.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2019Article
- Effects of Naltrexone on Large-Scale Network Interactions in Methamphetamine Use Disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Article
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Abstract
rationaleReductions in cue-induced craving and subjective response to drugs of abuse are commonly used as initial outcome measures when testing novel medications for the treatment of addiction. Yet neither the relationship between these two measures at the individual level nor the moderating effects of pharmacotherapies on this relationship has been examined.
objectiveThis secondary data analysis sought to examine (1) the predictive relationship between cue-induced craving and subsequent acute subjective response to methamphetamine (MA) and (2) whether the opioid-receptor antagonist naltrexone moderated this association in a sample of non-treatment-seeking individuals who met DSM-IV criteria for MA use disorder (abuse or dependence).
methodsParticipants (n = 30) completed two 4-day medication regimens (oral naltrexone 50 mg or placebo, in a randomized, counterbalanced, and double-blind fashion). On day 4 of each medication regimen, participants completed a cue-reactivity paradigm followed by intravenous MA administration. Methamphetamine craving was assessed after the cue-reactivity paradigm, and subjective response to MA was assessed during MA infusion.
resultsCue-induced craving for MA was positively associated with post-infusion subjective MA effects, including positive (i.e., stimulation, good effects, feel drug, high), negative (i.e., anxious and depressed), and craving-related (i.e., want more, would like access to drug, crave) responses. Naltrexone, vs. placebo, significantly reduced the association between cue-induced craving and positive subjective response to MA.
conclusionsThe findings indicate that naltrexone moderates the predictive relationship between cue-induced craving and positive subjective effects of MA, thereby suggesting a behavioral mechanism by which naltrexone may be efficacious in treating MA use disorder.
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