Naltrexone - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Elma, IA.

Naltrexone is a medicine used in the treatment of opiate and prescription opioid abuse and addiction because it stops the activity of opiates. It is also used in the treatment of alcohol addiction because it apparently lessens the user's desire to drink. Naltrexone comes in tablet form, or there is an extended-release injection that can be administered once a month, although the injection can cost up to $1,100 a month.

The difference between Naltrexone and other medications used to treat opiate dependence is that not like Methadone which is an agonist and has many of the same properties as heroin, Naltrexone is an opiate antagonist, and negates the effect of opioid medications. Someone who has been abstaining from all opioid meds for seven to ten days can begin treatment with Naltrexone, but they will have to remain off all other opioid drugs while taking the medication. This would include taking Methadone or similar maintenance therapy drugs, because of the fact that taking Naltrexone along with these types of meds can cause sudden withdrawal reactions.

Naltrexone is meant to be used in conjunction with a full Elma rehab program which would include counseling, behavioral modification, lifestyle changes, and compliance monitoring.

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