Rehabilitation Research and Articles

Detox 5 is a research based drug rehabilitation programme. We have participated both independently and jointly in a number of research projects. Our participation in such projects has enabled us to provide effective treatment to our service users, allowing us to create a pathway for lifelong recovery for them. The links below will take you to some of our research papers, as well as other relevant research we've recently undertaken.

Anaesthesia during rapid opiate detoxification raises costs but does not improve outcomes.

04/11/2009

A recent Dutch study that compared different detoxification techniques has found that anaesthetising patients during accelerated opiate withdrawal does not help patients complete the detox or sustain drug use reductions.
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Naltrexone specially helps poor prognosis patients avoid relapse to heavy drinking

04/11/2009

Two European studies have confirmed that the opiateblocking drug naltrexone particularly helps alcohol-dependent patients who respond least well to therapy.
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Improving Clinical Outcomes in Treating Heroin Dependence: Randomized, Controlled Trial of Oral or Implant Naltrexone.

07/10/2009

The results of a recent Australian study comparing the safety and efficacy of a single-treatment sustained-release naltrexone implant with daily oral naltrexone treatment.
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Naltrexone implants after in-patient treatment for opioid dependence: randomised controlled trial.

28/08/2009

The results of the first randomised trial of naltrexone implants carried out by staff at inpatient drug clinics in Norway.
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Blood Naltrexone levels following Naltrexone Implantation.

07/05/2008

This very current (2008) study reviews therapeutic naltrexone blood levels using different strength implants.
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Heroin and diplopia detox

07/05/2008

In 2005, Detox 5 were invited to work with a researcher from the University of Sheffield to look at the impact of heroin use and withdrawal on some elements of eyesight.
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A post marketing study of relative abuse liability of hypnotic sedative

07/05/2008

In this study, Detox 5 collaborated with the University of Keele and some American researchers to look at the ways in which opiate users also used other medication to help them sleep.
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Naltrexone-mediated opiate detoxification: a matter of terminology!

07/05/2008

An editorial for the September 2003 edition of Addiction Biology.
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Compressed opiate detoxification regime with naltrexone maintenance: patient tolerance, risk assessment and abstinence rates

07/05/2008

This is the first peer reviewed research paper produced by Detox 5 and looks at the treatment and outcomes to both physical well being and opiate use over a period of twelve months following treatment.
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