Naltrexone - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Marble City, OK.

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 treatment of alcohol dependence 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 a month, however the injection can cost around $1,100 per month.

The difference between Naltrexone and other meds used to treat opiate addiction is that not like Methadone which is an agonist and is not unlike heroin, Naltrexone is an opiate antagonist, and blocks the effect of opioid meds. 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 drugs can cause sudden withdrawal reactions.

Naltrexone is meant to be used along with a comprehensive Marble City treatment program which would include counseling, behavioral modification, lifestyle changes, and compliance monitoring.

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