I'm now in week 3 after my first injection of Vivitrol.
It is nothing short of a miracle drug. I have had absolutely no desire to drink since the injection. I'm set to get another in early March.
Why is this drug not prevalent? Why is it virtually unknown? Given the severity of mid-stage and late stage alcoholics' post-acute withdrawal, why do rehab clinics shun it?
I understand that therapy must accompany it, and I am doing that. But I just cannot understand why such an effective drug is so incredibly expensive (which of course is one reason it is not in widespread use), and why most people have never heard of it.
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