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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 681915" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>This is a very timely thread! I have been researching the Vivitrol shot since my daughter wants to start using it after she leaves her current rehab. The doctor there told her that a doctor has to turn in a referral for her insurance to cover it and not all doctors prescribe it. He told her that they would help her find one before she leaves the program. I believe there are also Vivitrol pills which are less expensive and any doctor can prescribe those. Of course, that leaves it up to the addict to take them on a daily basis which probably won't happen.</p><p></p><p>I have found that there is a very low success rate for Opiate addiction based on abstinence only 12-step programs. The current protocol seems to be medical management with drugs like Vivtrol. There is one down side, it is not supposed to be used for long-term use due to possible side effects of liver damage or hepatitis.</p><p></p><p>It is not all that new, either. A counselor wanted my daughter to try it four years ago but my daughter wasn't ready and refused. Now she is begging for the shot. She likes it because it is also supposed to help with alcohol dependence which is her other drug of choice.</p><p></p><p>There is a patient assistance program available through the company that makes it. My daughter found a $500 off coupon which, of course, still makes it outrageously expensive without health insurance. I also found a copay assistance program on their website.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.vivitrol.com/" target="_blank">https://www.vivitrol.com/</a></p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 681915, member: 1967"] This is a very timely thread! I have been researching the Vivitrol shot since my daughter wants to start using it after she leaves her current rehab. The doctor there told her that a doctor has to turn in a referral for her insurance to cover it and not all doctors prescribe it. He told her that they would help her find one before she leaves the program. I believe there are also Vivitrol pills which are less expensive and any doctor can prescribe those. Of course, that leaves it up to the addict to take them on a daily basis which probably won't happen. I have found that there is a very low success rate for Opiate addiction based on abstinence only 12-step programs. The current protocol seems to be medical management with drugs like Vivtrol. There is one down side, it is not supposed to be used for long-term use due to possible side effects of liver damage or hepatitis. It is not all that new, either. A counselor wanted my daughter to try it four years ago but my daughter wasn't ready and refused. Now she is begging for the shot. She likes it because it is also supposed to help with alcohol dependence which is her other drug of choice. There is a patient assistance program available through the company that makes it. My daughter found a $500 off coupon which, of course, still makes it outrageously expensive without health insurance. I also found a copay assistance program on their website. [URL]https://www.vivitrol.com/[/URL] ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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