Naltrexone - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Guilderland, NY.

Naltrexone is a prescription med 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 apparently lessens the user's need to drink. Naltrexone can either be administered daily by tablet, or there is an extended-release injection that can be administered once per every four weeks, although the injection can cost around $1,100 per month.

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

Naltrexone is meant to be used along with a full Guilderland treatment program which would include compliance monitoring, counseling, lifestyle changes, and behavior modification.

There are 1 Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers offering this service in Guilderland, NY

• St. Peters Addiction Recovery Center
  518-452-6700
  3 Mercy Care Lane
  Guilderland, NY. 12084
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Naltrexone
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  

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