Hi.  My name is Michael, and I am an addict.  My drugs of choice were opiates (heroin mostly) and methamphetamines.  Three months ago, I began taking a drug called Naltrexone, which is an opiate blocker.  It helps people overcome opioid addiction by blocking the drugs’ euphoric effects.  Basically, it makes the addict not able to get high off of heroin and other opiates. Naltrexone was approved by the FDA in 1984 for opioid addiction, even though … Read entire article »