Six-month buprenorphine-naloxone treatment is associated with neurocognitive function improvement in opioid dependence

• Published in: Indian journal of psychiatry Vol. 64; no. 2; pp. 199 - 208
• Main Authors: Ghosh, Abhishek, Mahintamani, Tathagata, Rana, Devender K., Basu, Debasish, Mattoo, Surendra K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 01.03.2022; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
• Edition: 2
• Subjects: Buprenorphine; Care and treatment; Cognition; Cognitive ability; Decision making; Drug dependence; Epilepsy; Head injuries; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Mental disorders; Naloxone; Narcotics; Opioids; Original; ORIGINAL ARTICLE; cognitive function; follow-up; Buprenorphine; opioid substitution

Abstract Background and Aim: The number of longitudinal studies on cognitive functions in patients on buprenorphine-based agonist treatment is limited. Our objective was to assess the change in neurocognitive functions over the first 6 months of buprenorphine-naloxone (BNX) treatment for opioid depe...