Naltrexone - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Brooklyn, MD.

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 management of alcohol addiction as it appears to decrease the user's need to drink. Naltrexone comes in tablet form, or in injection form that can be given once per every four weeks, although the injection can cost around $1,100 per month.

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

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

There are 2 Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities offering this service in Brooklyn, MD

• Family Health Centers of Baltimore
  410-354-2005
  631 Cherry Hill Road
  Brooklyn, MD. 21225
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Naltrexone
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  Sliding Fee Scale
  
• MedMark Treatment Centers
  410-354-2800
  2490 Giles Road
  Brooklyn, MD. 21225
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Naltrexone
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  Sliding Fee Scale
  

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