Naltrexone - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Erie, PA.

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

The difference between Naltrexone and other drugs used to treat opiate dependence is that unlike Methadone which is an agonist and is very similar to heroin, Naltrexone is an opiate antagonist, and negates the effect of opioid drugs. Someone who has been abstaining from all opioid medications for seven to ten days can begin taking Naltrexone, but they will have to stop taking all other opioid meds 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 reactions.

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

There are 4 Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers offering this service in Erie, PA

• Gaudenzia Erie Inc
  814-459-5853
  521 West 7th Street
  Erie, PA. 16502
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Naltrexone
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Cash or Self Payment
  
• Gage House
  814-878-2100
  1813 Holland Street
  Erie, PA. 16503
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Naltrexone
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  
• Veterans Affairs Medical Center
  814-860-2038
  135 East 38th Street
  Erie, PA. 16504
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Naltrexone
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Military Insurance
  
• Stairways Drug and Alcohol Outpatient
  814-464-8438
  2911 State Street
  Erie, PA. 16508
  
  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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