Naltrexone - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Eagletown, OK.

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 appears to decrease the user's need to consume alcohol. Naltrexone comes in tablet form, or in injection form that can be administered once an every four weeks, although the injection can cost around $1,100 a month.

The difference between Naltrexone and other medications used to treat opiate dependence 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 effect of opioid medications. Someone who has been abstaining from all opioid drugs for seven to ten days can begin treatment with Naltrexone, but they will have to stop taking all other opioid drugs while taking the medication. This would include taking Methadone or similar maintenance therapy meds, 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 along with a comprehensive Eagletown treatment program which would include counseling, behavioral modification, lifestyle changes, and compliance monitoring.

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