Naltrexone - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - San Ramon, CA.

Naltrexone is a prescription medicine used in the treatment of opiate and prescription opioid addiction because it stops the activity of opiates. It is also used in the management of alcohol addiction because 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 per every four weeks, although the injection can cost around $1,100 per month.

The difference between Naltrexone and other drugs used to treat opiate addiction is that unlike Methadone which is an agonist and has many of the same properties as heroin, Naltrexone is an opiate antagonist, and negates the effects of opioid medications. An individual who has been abstaining from all opioid meds for seven to ten days can begin taking Naltrexone, but they will have to stop taking all other opioid meds while taking the medication. This would include taking Methadone or similar maintenance therapy medications, because of 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 comprehensive San Ramon treatment program which would include compliance monitoring, counseling, lifestyle changes, and behavior modification.

There are 1 Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities offering this service in San Ramon, CA

• Diablo Valley Drug and
  925-289-1430
  100 Park Place
  San Ramon, CA. 94583
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Naltrexone
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  Sliding Fee Scale
  

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