Patient Driven Recovery With Nalmefene and Coaching

The specific aims and hypotheses of the proposed study are as follows:

Specific Aim 1: To evaluate the safety, feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of treatment of alcohol and opioid use disorders combining Nalmefene and recovery coaching for rehabilitation of detoxified opioid dependent individuals in Russia.

Specific Aim 2: To further develop and refine the recovery coaching/counseling intervention and to train additional cadre of clinicians and researchers in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Inclusion criteria

• individuals who meet DSM IV criteria for opioid dependence, who use street methadone (the main, most frequently used street opioid in Saint Petersburg, Russia) by intravenous injections, who have a history of alcohol use disorder or high risk alcohol use, who successfully completed inpatient, medically supervised detoxification, who are seeking a rehabilitation treatment following detoxification, and who pass a naloxone challenge (indicating the current lack of physiological dependence on opioids)

Exclusion criteria

• current suicide or homicide risk; current psychotic disorder or major depression; inability to understand the consent form or assessments; pregnancy; acute medical conditions requiring medical treatment, co-occurring dependence/abuse of other drugs including alcohol, benzodiazepines, or amphetamine type stimulants (ATS)