DENVER (CBS4) - There is now a Food and Drug Administration-approved, monthly injection to treat addiction to alcohol, heroin and prescription pain pills. It's called Vivitrol. They prescribe it at ...

Naltrexone, an orally administered opiate receptor antagonist, has been used for the treatment of alcohol dependence in the United States since 1994. A new study examines the effectiveness of a ...

Naltrexone has long been used to treat alcohol use disorder. Now it’s gaining attention as a tool for people who want to cut ...

For a long time, she drank every day, starting at 5 p.m. Eventually, she began drinking at 3 p.m. "There were days near the end where I would decide, 'Today, I'm taking the day off,' and I would drink ...

Naltrexone can help people cut back on how much alcohol they drink but is best used alongside behavioral and psychosocial support programs. A pill that costs less than a dollar has been called the ...

DUBLIN, Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Results from a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)-funded study evaluating the efficacy and safety of naltrexone for extended-release injectable suspension ...

Vivitrol, increasingly being tried by courts, prisons and jails across the United States to fight repeat heroin abuse, offers a long-lasting treatment option advocates say addresses the day-to-day ...

Hal Pyzyna of Lexington was 35 when he died of an opioid overdose a little more than a month after leaving an Addiction Recovery Care facility. (Photo provided) Striving to stay sober, Hal Pyzyna ...

A medication offered to heroin abusers at the Albany County jail was shown to help prevent addicts from returning to illegal drug use, according to a study published Wednesday in the New England ...

Demi Lovato revealed that she is currently receiving monthly shots of a drug designed to negate the effects of opioids in an effort to curb her addiction. Vivitrol is the brand name for a drug called ...

SUBIACO, Australia — The hazy-eyed sheep shearer was shifting in his seat in a clinic in Western Australia, unsure if he could do what the doctor said would save his life. A heroin user for 20 years, ...