The therapeutic effect of N‐acetylcysteine as an add‐on to methadone maintenance therapy medication in outpatients with substance use disorders: A randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled clinical trial

The therapeutic effect of N‐acetylcysteine as an add‐on to methadone maintenance therapy medication in outpatients with substance use disorders: A randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled clinical trial

Abstract Objective Patients with substance use disorders (SUD) under methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) are susceptible to a number of complications (psychological and metabolic disorders). Evidence studies have shown the roles of the glutamatergic system in addiction. N‐Acetylcysteine (NAC) enhanc...

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Main Authors: Fateme Padoei, Peyman Mamsharifi, Pooya Hazegh, Homa Boroumand, Fatemeh Ostadmohammady, Samira Abbaszadeh‐Mashkani, Hamid Reza Banafshe, Amir Hassan Matini, Amir Ghaderi, Somayeh Ghadami Dehkohneh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Brain and Behavior
Subjects:
metabolic biomarker
methadone maintenance treatment
N‐acetylcysteine
psychological status
substance use disorder
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.2823

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https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.2823

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