Deal Us In
What You Need To Know
People on Vivitrol are more than twice as likely to overdose as those on Suboxone.
Methadone and buprenorphine are the gold standard when treating OUD.
However, Vivitrol, a monthly injection of long-acting naltrexone, is often preferred by the criminal prosecution system, including jails, prisons, probation officers and drug courts. This is in part because it is not a controlled substance, unlike the other two medications, and in part because the drug’s maker, Alkermes, has heavily promoted it to those markets by claiming it is as safe as the other medications and easier to administer since it doesn’t have to be taken daily.
Its preferential use in the criminal justice system must stop.
People deserve choice and must be educated on the benefit and risk of any medication they take.