Effect of treatment against heroin relapse with Abernil

N Health care for students at the Center for Key Drug Abuse (Photo: VNN) on April 20, 2006, in Hanoi, Bach Mai Hospital held a workshop with the theme 'Effect of treatment Heroin relapse with Abernil ".

Research results, assessment of the situation of heroin relapse after cessation of anti-relapse treatment with abernil at the Institute of Mental Health shows that: If compliance with the treatment process, only 5.99% of people relapse .

The study carried out on 274 outpatients treated with Abernil (Naltrexone) outpatient went to hospital for real time from June 2002 to June 2005.

However, in fact, out of 274 people, there are 167 relapsers accounting for 60.95%, the rate of relapse is high among those who do not comply with the treatment process.

The treatment of Abernil antagonists in the community is not only effective but also reduces the rate of relapse after stopping treatment (60.95%).

The longer the treatment period, the lower the risk of relapse. On actual results, scientists have come up with a number of recommendations: maintaining antagonistic treatment for at least 12 months; limit your attraction to addicts; When there is a risk of relapse, it is necessary to immediately return to treatment and after a few times the likelihood of recovery will increase