What is Naltrexone?
[[File:Naltrexone_skeletal.svg|right|200px]] '''Naltrexone''' is an [[opioid receptor]] [[receptor antagonist|antagonist]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Naltrexone|url=https://www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatment/medications-counseling-related-conditions/naltrexone|access-date=2021-03-20|website=www.samhsa.gov|date=16 June 2015|language=en|archive-date=2020-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004071502/https://www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatment/medications-counseling-related-conditions/naltrexone|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is often used to help [[alcohol dependence]] and [[opioid dependence]]. It is different from the drug [[naloxone]]. Naloxone is used in emergency cases of [[overdose]]. Naltrexone is for longer-term control of [[Substance dependence|dependence]]. Naltrexone can help with overdose, but naloxone is more helpful in those cases. == References == {{Reflist}} {{Opioid receptor modulators}} {{Antidotes}} [[Category:Drugs]] [[Category:Addiction]] [[Category:Organonitrogen compounds]] {{med-stub}}