Naltrexone - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Columbia, MD.

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 dependence because it appears to decrease the user's need to drink. Naltrexone comes in tablet form, or in injection form that can be given once an every four weeks, however the injection can cost around $1,100 a month.

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

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

There are 2 Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers offering this service in Columbia, MD

Howard County Health Department
410-313-6202
8930 Stanford Boulevard
Columbia, MD. 21045

Treatment Services Offered:
Naltrexone

Payment Forms Accepted:
Access To Recovery Voucher
Medicaid
Private Health Insurance
Cash or Self Payment
State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
Sliding Fee Scale
Kolmac Out Patient Recovery Centers
443-276-0556 x103
10632 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD. 21044

Treatment Services Offered:
Naltrexone

Payment Forms Accepted:
Private Health Insurance
Cash or Self Payment

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