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Is there a good, natural way to produce naltrexone?
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No: Naltrexone is a synthetic pharamceutical. I know of no "natural" way to produce it, but it is readily available (with a prescription) from pharmacies.
Answered 6/30/2014
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No: There are no known ways to induce the body to make opioid antagonists - why should there be? Endorphins, our own opioids, are critical to our happiness, our ability to combat pain, to exercise and many other things. Naltrexone is a semi-synthetic opioid than can only be made from the poppy plant and other chemicals in a lab.
Answered 10/4/2016
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