Naltrexone - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Hidden Valley Lake, CA.

Naltrexone is a prescription med 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 management of alcohol addiction as it appears to decrease the user's desire to drink. Naltrexone can either be administered daily by tablet, 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 dependence is that unlike Methadone which is an agonist and is not unlike heroin, Naltrexone is an opiate antagonist, and blocks the effects of opioid drugs. An individual who has been off 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 being treated with Naltrexone along with these types of medications can cause sudden withdrawal reactions.

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

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