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Vivitrol is the brand name for an FDA-approved drug namednaltrexone.

However, Vivitrol does have some side effects that you should be aware of.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.Naltrexone.

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National Library of Medicine.Naltrexone injection.

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.What is naltrexone?

University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School.Fact sheet: Naltrexone.

Srivastava AB, Gold MS.Naltrexone: A history and future directions.Cerebrum.

2018;2018:cer-13-18.

National Cancer Institute.Naltrexone hydrochloride.

2014;33(4):451-459. doi:10.1007/s10067-014-2517-2

Cleveland Clinic.Depression.

American Lung Association.Pneumonia symptoms and diagnosis.

National Alliance on Mental Illness.Naltrexone.