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Naltrexone is used in heroin addition it doesn't block the craving but is does make it so you do not get high from the heroin. It would help by not letting you feel the effect of the drug which is why you take it so it should help reduce the dependency, This drug should not be confused with Naloxone which is only an emergency overdose reversal drug it is not used to treat addiction.

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