ST. LOUIS, Dec. 11, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- As a leader in the field, Assisted Recovery Centers of America (ARCA) continues to offer innovative treatment options as part of their comprehensive addiction recovery programs, including medications which can help manage alcohol and drug dependence. ARCA is one of the first facilities in St. Louis to now offer VIVITROL(r), an extended-release injectable form of naltrexone, to treat alcohol dependence.
VIVITROL(r), which is used in addition to counseling, is the first ever once-a-month injectable medication for alcohol addiction. Its novel delivery system helps to ensure that patients with alcohol dependence are able to receive a single dose of VIVITROL(r) once a month to control cravings all month long.
By forming a therapeutic alliance with ARCA, patients will be able to eliminate the need to make medication decisions every day. Issues with compliance are a major hindrance to success in successfully coping with addiction, which makes VIVITROL(r) a significant advancement in withdrawal therapy programs.
"At ARCA, we are dedicated to providing patients with the most effective treatment options for battling addiction," says Percy Menzies, president of ARCA. "More than 75 percent of patients relapse and return to drinking within the first year of beginning treatment with the previously available approaches. Our VIVITROL(r) treatment program combines medication and counseling to address both physical and psychosocial components of alcohol dependence, thereby addressing more of the challenges associated with recovery, including compliance and relapse."
For more information about VIVITROL(r) availability at ARCA, visit www.arcamidwest.com, or for full prescribing information visit www.vivitrol.com.
Assisted Recovery Centers of America is a medical clinic in St. Louis, MO, committed to treating alcohol dependence and drug addiction with anti-craving medications and relapse prevention therapies.