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The fact that vivitrol is both rare and stupidly expensive is a tradgedy. Like, if the goverment just forced pharma companies to supply the stuff for free or extremely cheap it would help addicts immensely. Also why not hit people with the vivitrol shot the second they get caught with opioids or show up in the emergency room because of an OD? Don't bother with criminal charges or forced rehab, just mandate the person comes in and gets the shot for a few months, free of charge. I know vivitrol isn't perfect but it's the closest thing we have to a vaccine for opiod addiction, we should be giving it out like a flu shot.

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Addicts need to detox before getting Vivitrol or they go into massive withdrawal.

Plus forcing people to take medicine against their Will is fraught with civil rights issues.