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Naltrexone for opioid addiction
What is naltrexone? Naltrexone is a medication approved for the treatment of opioid use disorder (opioid dependence). It blocks the μ (mu) opioid receptor in the brain, displacing most other opioids and rendering them basically inactive in that regard. If a person under treatment with naltrexone, takes an opioid (e.g. heroin, oxycodone, hydrocodone etc), the opioid ingestedcannot activate the μ opioid receptors and thus exert its actions to the body…