Naltrexone
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Naltrexone is an opioid receptor antagonist. 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 than for longer-term dependence control. Naltrexone can help with overdose, but naloxone is more helpful in those cases.
