Naltrexone - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Leominster, MA.

Naltrexone is a prescription medication 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 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 administered once per every four weeks, although the injection can cost up to $1,100 a month.

The difference between Naltrexone and other medications used to treat opiate addiction is that not like Methadone which is an agonist and is very similar to heroin, Naltrexone is an opiate antagonist, and negates the effect of opioid drugs. An individual who has been abstaining from all opioid drugs for 7-10 days can begin treatment with Naltrexone, but they will have to stop taking all other opioid medications while taking the drug. 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 symptoms.

Naltrexone is meant to be used along with a full Leominster rehab program which would include counseling, behavioral modification, lifestyle changes, and compliance monitoring.

There are 2 Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers offering this service in Leominster, MA

• Community Healthlink Inc
  978-537-3109
  17 Orchard Street
  Leominster, MA. 1453
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Naltrexone
  
  
• Spectrum Health Systems Inc
  978-466-3820
  40 Spruce Street
  Leominster, MA. 1453
  
  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
  Sliding Fee Scale
  

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