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M J Kreek

    Advances in Alcohol & Substance Abuse
    |January 1, 1984
    PubMed
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    Alcohol and opioid abuse are common, with alcohol often playing a key role in overdose deaths. Interactions between alcohol and methadone or heroin can disrupt treatment and increase drug-seeking behavior.

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    Area of Science:

    • Pharmacology
    • Addiction Medicine
    • Toxicology

    Background:

    • Concomitant abuse of alcohol and opioids, including heroin and methadone, is highly prevalent.
    • Alcohol-opioid interactions can be pharmacodynamic and dispositional, significantly impacting treatment outcomes.
    • Alcohol abuse is a major contributor to overdose deaths involving exogenous opioids.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the dispositional interactions between ethanol and methadone.
    • To examine the effects of alcohol abuse-induced liver disease on methadone disposition.
    • To understand how these interactions contribute to combined addictive diseases and persistent illicit drug use.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of existing studies on ethanol-methadone interactions in human and animal models.

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  • Analysis of factors affecting methadone disposition, including liver disease and co-abuse of other substances.
  • Examination of the impact of altered methadone disposition on treatment adherence and drug-seeking behavior.

    • Main Results:

    • Ethanol and methadone interactions can disrupt the steady-state levels achieved during methadone maintenance treatment.
    • Liver disease, often a consequence of alcohol abuse, significantly alters methadone disposition.
    • Disruption of the steady state can lead to increased drug hunger and drug-seeking behaviors.

    Conclusions:

    • Interactions between alcohol and opioids like methadone and heroin are critical factors in the development of combined addiction.
    • Altered methadone disposition due to alcohol or liver disease can undermine treatment efficacy.
    • Addressing these interactions is crucial for improving treatment outcomes for patients with opioid addiction.