tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post6438855145871613516..comments2023-10-05T04:44:25.174-05:00Comments on Addiction Inbox: A New/Old Treatment for Opiate AddictionDirk Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429793255785560043noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-59451288968749269932010-11-08T02:51:34.791-06:002010-11-08T02:51:34.791-06:00Jen--You are correct. My error. It should read: &q...Jen--You are correct. My error. It should read: "Naltrexone combined with buprenorphine (Subutex), represents another treatment modality..."Dirk Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07429793255785560043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-13079381856938525592010-11-07T21:27:55.400-06:002010-11-07T21:27:55.400-06:00You mentioned Subutex which is an alternative trea...You mentioned Subutex which is an alternative treatment option but Subutex does not contain Naltrexone. It's only active ingredient is buprenorphine.Jennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-37097936460392325382010-11-02T19:55:35.533-05:002010-11-02T19:55:35.533-05:00As pointed out in the post, naltrexone is already ...As pointed out in the post, naltrexone is already used to treat opiate dependence. But in my experience, usefulness of the treatment is limited by the fact that many patients simply skip doses or stop taking the medication as part of a relapse to opiate use. <br /><br />The interesting twist offered by Vivitrol is that a single dose of Vivitrol is active for one month limiting the temptation and opportunity to circumvent the treatment.Tom at Recovery Helpdeskhttp://www.recoveryhelpdeks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-29240863092582885982010-10-28T15:24:35.334-05:002010-10-28T15:24:35.334-05:00Never mind licensing naltrexone for heroin withdra...Never mind licensing naltrexone for heroin withdrawal. What about licensing it for use in alcoholism, not as an aid to withdrawal rather as in the so-called Sinclair method. At the moment the FDA has only approved its use in patients who have ceased drinking. It's time to move away from the abstinent model( or at least give people an option) -AA has a five year success rate of 5%, which is pitiful- and try new treatments for a disease that kills far, far more people than heroin addiction, and that tears families and communities apart. The Sinclair method which is used widely in Finland has a three year success rate of 90%. What is going on?Charles Somerhttp://www.the-alcoholism-guide.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-5478106530192458932010-10-25T10:54:13.695-05:002010-10-25T10:54:13.695-05:00Hi Mike:
Different rapid detox systems use differ...Hi Mike:<br /><br />Different rapid detox systems use different drug combinations, but there have been fatalities associated with the procedure:<br /><br />LANSING,MI - Attorney General Mike Cox announced that the medical licenses of Robert A. Wolf, M.D., and Aeneas Guiney, M.D., have been summarily suspended by the Board of Medicine following the deaths of two patients and the hospitalizations of three others placed in their care. Doctors Wolf and Guiney were medical partners at Project Straight, a rapid detoxification center for opioid addicts that was located in Troy. The company offered a detoxification procedure that involved first administering anesthesia to patients and then administering medications in order to flush opioids out of their systems.Dirk Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07429793255785560043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-54255636406030500962010-10-25T08:58:09.106-05:002010-10-25T08:58:09.106-05:00I was under the impression that withdrawal from op...I was under the impression that withdrawal from opiates (antagonist-precipitated or not) was unpleasant, but not deadly. While naltrexone could have other toxicities, I believe you are wrong when you say that naltrexone-precipated withdrawal can itself be deadly (assuming, of coures, that it doesn't also prompt self-harming behaviors from the addict.) Is there something I'm missing - a reason why it would be more dangerous than, say, naloxone-precipated withdrawal or spontaneous withdrawal?Mike Lisieskihttp://www.cephalove.southernfriedscience.comnoreply@blogger.com