NALTREXONE PELLET INJECTION PROGRAM
First implant on seventh day clean after a naltrexone tablet and/or a negative naloxone challenge.
Second pellet before 60 days (no naloxone challenge necessary)
Criteria to stop pellet injections:
- 90 days clean
- Regular attendance at Twelve Step meetings
- A sponsor
- A job or school (basically a life)
- Trust reestablished in family and friends
- You trust yourself (you can always go back on a pellet at any time)
Pellet therapy is replaced with oral therapy for a short time. A tablet is
carried at all times and taken for urges or any positive thoughts regarding mood-altering substances.
If tablets are needed daily or major life situations, i.e. weddings or funerals, occur pellet
therapy is reconsidered.
Meeting attendance continues with office visits periodically and whenever necessary.
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