Austrailian management of naltrexone implants in question

The Daily Adviser in Australia has printed an article that describes an instance of disastrous management of a naltrexone implant. The article reports that the clinic which administered the implant failed to give Sarah (the patient) any instructions on how to prepare for it. Before she went in to get the implant she gave herself a strong “one last time” shot of heroin. The implant resulted in three days of rapid opiate withdrawal without the benefit of seditives.

After this gripping opening, Ruth Pollard uses the event to discuss the current health and political concerns around the naltrexone implants. Both the safety and effectiveness of the implant remain in serious question.

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