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Does Smoking Marijuana While On Vivitrol Cause Any Side Effects?
As a health care worker, I often administer vivitrol to opiod dependent patients, when prescriped. We have a patient who admits to smoking marijuana. He is currently being treated with vivitrol for opiod dependency. Although we encourage him not to smoke marijuana, is there any contraindication to smoking while on vivitrol treatments. C. Venclovas RN
Mon, 30 Apr 2018
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
It is best to avoid marijuana while on Naltrexone drug. Naltrexone will increase the psychomotor and cardiovascular effects of marijuana and can be dangerous.
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Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
It is best to avoid marijuana while on Naltrexone drug. Naltrexone will increase the psychomotor and cardiovascular effects of marijuana and can be dangerous.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal
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