Naltrexone Detox
What is Naltrexone?
Naltrexone was approved by the FDA in 1984 in a 50mg dose for the purpose of helping heroin or opium addicts. Naltrexone is a narcotic antagonist; it blocks the effects of heroin (and all other opiates) by blocking the opiate receptors within the brain. When taken orally, its effects last up to two days. It may also reduce cravings.
Naltrexone is extremely effective in blocking opiates but will not make the person feel ill if opiates are taken, they simply will have no effect and therefore are a waste of money. If opiates are used during the use of Naltrexone they will show up as positive in a urine sample. In contrast to this, if Naltrexone is given to a person who has not withdrawn from all opiates, he/she will experience sudden severe symptoms of opiate withdrawal and be very ill indeed.
When using Naltrexone you should have withdrawn from all opiates for at least 5 days before your first dose. Prior to having your first implant, it is important that you have already commenced on the oral medication. It is stipulated that a minimum of two days of oral Naltrexone (50mg tablets) is taken to ensure that you will not have an allergic reaction to the drug and you will also be unlikely to suffer any block effect (residual withdrawal symptoms) upon implant insertion.
You cannot become physically dependant on Naltrexone and it does not produce any euphoric effects.
Towards the end of the life of the implant the danger is that the patient may consider using heroin or some other opiate again. It is important to remember that while the implant is in place, it may still be releasing Naltrexone and that it's extremely difficult to know exactly when the implant will have come to the end of its life. It would therefore be suggested that the patient considers another implant if they are unlikely to remain opiate free. Furthermore, if someone has been off heroin or other opiates for even a short amount of time (such as over one month), then the body will have repaired itself quite considerably already and will have become used to not having heroin in its system. The danger here is one of accidental overdose. The person's tolerance to the drug will have changed considerably, but their appetite may not, so that what was previously a normal dose prior to the implantation could now, in fact, kill them.
Taking Naltrexone means that any opiates that are consumed will be blocked and therefore, they are ineffective as a form of pain relief. Many forms of analgesia and cough preparations are opiate based - if in doubt please ask your chemist. In the event of any accidents or post operative pain relief, there are many alternative pain relieving drugs that can be used instead of opiates.
In tablet form Naltrexone has been used in Britain, America and Europe for over three decades. However, the George O'Neil double Naltrexone implants used in several countries worldwide remain unlicensed in the United Kingdom.
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