VIVITROL
Vivitrol Is Not a Magic Cure-All for Opioid Addiction
I remember how excited I was when I first heard about Vivitrol—an opiate blocker that is only administered once a month and comes without the horrible withdrawal side effects that accompany Suboxone and Subutex when discontinued. I loved the idea.
Vivitrol: Solution to Opioid Addiction or Gateway to Meth?
Vivitrol is a monthly injection of an opioid blocker. It shuts off an addict’s ability to get high from opioids and is usually used a prophylactic measure against relapse. Some people claim that Vivitrol is all you need to get over your opioid addiction and others believe it should be used in conjunction with other types of therapy. But what Vivitrol doesn’t do is actually handle the core issues that drive a person to use drugs.…
