Naltrexone - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Macksburg, IA.

Naltrexone is a prescription medicine used in the treatment of opiate and prescription opioid addiction because it stops the activity of opioids. It is also used in the treatment of alcohol addiction as it appears to decrease the user's need to consume alcohol. Naltrexone can either be administered daily by tablet, or in injection form that can be given once per every four weeks, although the injection can cost up to $1,100 per month.

The difference between Naltrexone and other drugs used to treat opiate addiction is that not like Methadone which is an agonist and has many of the same properties as heroin, Naltrexone is an opiate antagonist, and blocks the effects of opioid drugs. Someone who has been abstaining from all opioid meds for 7-10 days can begin taking Naltrexone, but they will have to remain off all other opioid drugs while taking the drug. This would include taking Methadone or similar maintenance therapy medications, due to the fact that taking Naltrexone along with these kinds of meds can cause sudden withdrawal symptoms.

Naltrexone is meant to be used along with a comprehensive Macksburg rehab program which would include compliance monitoring, counseling, lifestyle changes, and behavior modification.

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