memantine, etc. » JohnX2

Posted by Elizabeth on October 28, 2001, at 10:53:47

In reply to Re: Lurker: Alert to Elizabeth, Opiate Proponents » JeffH, posted by JohnX2 on October 27, 2001, at 11:27:14

> There is a medication
> called memantine, available in Europe, in clinical
> trials in us that can help prevent opiod addiction.
Memantine is an NMDA receptor antagonist. It may slow or prevent the development tolerance and dependence. I'm not clear that it prevents addiction, but the elimination of tolerance and dependence would solve many of the problems associated with addiction. Delta-opioid antagonists were also being looked at, last I heard. If anyone knows anything about these drugs, I'd be interested.
Methadone is merely a substitute, and while it is the best treatment available at this time (and I'm all in favor of harm reduction), it does have significant problems. (The implementation of MMT programs in the US is also problematic, of course.)
-elizabeth

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Lurker: Alert to Elizabeth, Opiate Proponents JeffH 10/26/01
Re: opioid stuff » JahL Elizabeth 10/26/01
Re: Lurker: Alert to Elizabeth, Opiate Proponents » JeffH JohnX2 10/27/01
memantine, etc. » JohnX2 Elizabeth 10/28/01
above msg directed to JahL also intended for JeffH (nm) Elizabeth 10/28/01
Thanks Elizabeth, Jahl, JohnX2 JeffH 10/28/01
some suggestions » JeffH Elizabeth 10/28/01
Re: memantine, etc. » Elizabeth JohnX2 10/29/01
Re: some suggestions JeffH 10/29/01
Re: some suggestions » JeffH Elizabeth 10/29/01
Re: some suggestions Hattree 10/30/01
Re: Elizabet, Hattree JeffH 10/30/01
Percocet stuff » Hattree Elizabeth 10/30/01
opioids » JeffH Elizabeth 10/30/01
Re: Percocet stuff-Hattree Cecilia 10/31/01
Re: Percocet stuff » Elizabeth Hattree 10/31/01
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