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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Injectable naltrexone showed a more favorable safety profile than its oral counterpart and other alcohol use ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In the U.S. approximately 8% of people aged 12 years or older have alcohol use disorder (AUD), but a majority ...

60.5 people in Cumberland County die from drug overdoses out of every 100,000 residents. Vivitrol was introduced in 2006. Patients only have to receive Vivitrol once a month via an injection in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

A pill that costs less than a dollar has been called the “Ozempic for drinking” after helping people cut back on how much alcohol they consume. This prescription medication, known as naltrexone, is ...

Vivitrol (naltrexone) is a brand-name injection that’s prescribed for alcohol or opioid dependence in adults. The cost of the drug with and without insurance can depend on several factors. Vivitrol ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hal Pyzyna of Lexington was 35 when he died of an opioid overdose a little more than a month after leaving an Addiction Recovery ...

Starting oral or injectable naltrexone at hospital discharge reduced heavy drinking in patients with alcohol use disorder. The hospital is an opportune setting for identifying and treating patients ...