| The use of the opiate antagonist, naltrexone in the treatment of autism is reasonable since it antagonizes endogenous opiate receptor activity. |
| Long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain or heroin dependence is a contraindication for naltrexone because the drug could precipitate severe withdrawal syndrome. |
| Thus, the researchers proposed the hypothesis that alcohol releases endogenous opioids and that naltrexone blocks the opioid receptor. |
| The role of antabuse, naltrexone, Campral, methadone, and buprenorphine is also discussed in this chapter. |
| There are many kinds of rehabilitation treatment, including pharmacologically based treatments with naltrexone, methadone, or ibogaine. |
| In these patients, itch can be debilitating, and treatment with opioid antagonists such as naloxone or naltrexone is recommended. |
