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3 Topics FoundWill naltrexone help with stop smoking and obesety (food cravings) ## Hi Dan, The answer to your question would be no; reason being is that Naltrexone is an opioid receptor antagonist used primarily in the management of alcohol dependence and opioid dependence (not for smoking and obesity). "The Chicago Stop Smoking Research Project at the University of Chicago found that Naltrexone did not help improve study subjects to quit smoking any better than a placebo would." This information is referenced from the link below, where you can also find more details on the drug: I hope this helps! ## Hi, I have never heard of naltrexone being used for food cravings. I am taking it to combat alcoholism, and one side effect I've noticed in me is that I no longer desire junk food, or eatin...
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will Trexone help alcoholism ## Hi John, Did you mean to say Naltrexone by chance? This medication is actually listed in a class of drugs known as opioid receptor antagonists. It's primarily used as a treatment for managing both alcohol and opioid dependence. Apparently it works by reducing the pleasurable effects that alcohol would normally have on someone; making consumption less desirable I'd imagine. You can learn more about this drug on the page for Naltrexone Details Is this something your doctor had recommended?
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What is trexone used for please? ## Did you mean Naltrexone? It is used to help treat opiate addiction, or prevent the abuse of opiates, while someone is under treatment, because it neutralizes them, so they don't have their usual effects on the body. Learn more: ## Trexone was prescribed to me to treat trigeminal neuralgia once a day. What is it? What does it do?
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