[Alcohol consumption in opioid-dependence patients in treatment with naltrexone].

OBJECTIVES: Alcohol consumption in opiate dependence in naltrexone treatment was evaluated. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The alcohol consumption and their modifications were evaluated in two groups of heroin dependents in naltrexone treatment. A prospective study was made in two periods of time, evaluating 50 patients in the first one, and 82 in the second one. RESULTS: In both of them we found a significant increase of the amount of alcohol consumed, that was higher in the patients who had shown alcohol abuse before opiate dependence. CONCLUSIONS: The opiate dependent in naltrexone treatment increase of alcohol consumed.