Who is a Good Candidate?
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Alcohol dependent patients, including patients with severe alcohol dependence
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Opioid dependent patients, including patients with severe opioid dependence
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Leaving jail or prison (receiving 1-2 injections prior to release and continuing protocol in the community)
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Probationers and parolees
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Young adults ages 18-25 (average age of patients is 40)
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Healthcare professionals
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Patients with private insurance
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Patients with public benefits/coverage
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Patients preparing to leave rehabilitation
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Individuals leaving detox and those leaving detox with high relapse risk
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Unable to receive or not appropriate for agonist (methadone)/partial agonist (buprenorphine) medications or unwilling to use agonist/ medications
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Unable to stabilize on methadone or buprenorphine treatment
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Both alcohol and opioid dependent
Citation: Medication-Assisted Treatment for Substance Use Disorders: Extended-Release Naltrexone (XR_NTX; VIVITROL®, Webinar, David R. Gastfriend M.D.,