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Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2017 Jul 26;179:362–369. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.06.033

Table 3.

Buprenorphine vs Buprenorphine + Naloxone Comparisons.

IV Challenge Dose Bup 1.51 Vs Bup/Nx 1.51/0.44 Bup 2.16 Vs Bup/Nx 2.16/0.61 Bup 6.15 Vs Bup/Nx 6.15/1.71 Bup 8.64 Vs Bup/Nx 8.64/2.44
Drug Self-Administration: Mean Difference (95% Confidence Interval)
 - % Drug Choices 17.7 (−0.29 to 35.7) 8.46 (−10.9 to 27.9) 15.4 (−3.9 to 34.7) 13.8 (−10.0 to 37.7)
 - Drug Breakpoint 365.4 (−46.9 to 777.7) 246.2 (−201.1 to 693.4) 338.5 (−133.2 to 810.1) 430.8 (−120.5 to 982.1)
Positive Subjective Effects
Drug Effects Questionnaire (04): Mean Difference (95% Confidence Interval)
 - Good 0.31 (−0.32 to 0.93) 0.23 (−0.21 to 0.67) 1.08 (0.40 to 1.75) 1.00 (0.51 to 1.49)
 - Like 1.00 (0.26 to 1.74) 0.31 (−0.69 to 1.31) 1.46 (0.78 to 2.14) 1.62 (0.85 to 2.38)
 - Take Again 1.08 (0.28 to 1.88) 0.54 (−0.34 to 1.42) 1.54 (0.63 to 2.45) 0.85 (0.07 to 1.620)
Visual Analog Scale (0100): Mean Difference (95% Confidence Interval)
 - Good 9.85 (−0.74 to 20.44) 2.00 (−6.79 to 10.79) 20.62 (−1.73 to 42.69) 18.23 (−1.42 to 37.88)
 - High −1.23 (−20.93 to 18.47) 4.85 (−17.85 to 27.55) 18.69 (2.85 to 34.54) 8.08 (−7.48 to 23.63)
 - Liked the Choice 22.1 (1.84 to 42.3) 11.6 (−4.66 to 27.9) 21.1 (-0.15 to 42.5) 7.62 (−14.0 to 29.2)
 - Would Pay 2.15 (−0.37 to 4.344) 2.62 (−0.99 to 6.22) 5.08 (1.07 to 9.09) 2.92 (−1.56 to 7.41)
Aversive Subjective Effects
Drug Effects Questionnaire (04): Mean Difference (95% Confidence Interval)
 - Bad −2.39 (−3.45 to −1.32) −1.85 (−2.83 to −0.86) −2.23 (−3.49 to −0.97) −2.08 (−3.19 to −0.96)
Subjective Opioid Withdrawal Scale (064): Mean Difference(95% Confidence Interval)
 - Sum Score −10.5 (−20.0 to −0.89) −16.5 (−27.3 to −5.76) −15.2 (−21.1 to −9.36) −24.3 (−34.7 to −13.9)
Visual Analog Scale (0100): Mean Difference(95% Confidence Interval)
 - Bad −30.8 (−56.5 to −5.17) −46.8 (−68.1 to −25.5) −48.2 (−75.1 to −21.3) −60.8 (−85.1 to −36.6)
 - Nauseated −18.4 (−39.2 to 2.39) −23.7 (−42.5 to −4.87) −19.1 (−40.9 to 2.81) −25.8 (−44.2 to −7.31)