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

Naltrexone is a medicine used in the treatment of opiate and prescription opioid abuse and addiction because it stops the activity of opioids. It is also used in the treatment of alcohol dependence because it apparently lessens the user's need to drink. Naltrexone comes in tablet form, or in injection form that can be given once an every four weeks, although the injection can cost around $1,100 a month.

The difference between Naltrexone and other drugs used to treat opiate dependence is that not like Methadone which is an agonist and is very similar to heroin, Naltrexone is an opiate antagonist, and blocks the effect of opioid medications. Someone who has been abstaining from all opioid medications for 7-10 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 being treated with Naltrexone along with these kinds of drugs can cause sudden withdrawal symptoms.

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

There are 8 Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers offering this service in Pittsburgh, PA

• Western Psychiatric Institute Clinic
  412-864-5300
  6714 Kelly Street
  Pittsburgh, PA. 15208
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Naltrexone
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Military Insurance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  
• UPMC Mercy Hospital
  412-232-4080
  1400 Locust Street
  Pittsburgh, PA. 15219
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Naltrexone
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Military Insurance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  
• Allied Addiction Recovery LLC
  412-246-8965
  355 Fifth Avenue
  Pittsburgh, PA. 15222
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Naltrexone
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Military Insurance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  
• POWER House
  412-271-0500
  7445 Church Street
  Pittsburgh, PA. 15218
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Naltrexone
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  
• Western Psychiatric Inst and Clinic
  412-246-5910
  3501 Forbes Avenue
  Pittsburgh, PA. 15213
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Naltrexone
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Military Insurance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  
• VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
  412-360-6611
  University Drive
  Pittsburgh, PA. 15240
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Naltrexone
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Military Insurance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  
• Pittsburgh Mercy
  412-323-4500
  412 East Commons Street
  Pittsburgh, PA. 15212
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Naltrexone
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Private Health Insurance
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  Sliding Fee Scale
  
• Gateway Rehab
  412-697-0928
  5818 Forbes Avenue
  Pittsburgh, PA. 15217
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Naltrexone
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  

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