Why a promising treatment for alcohol abuse is barely used
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In our ongoing look at treating substance abuse in America, we turn to the most commonly used drug, and one of the deadliest: alcohol. Drinking kills more Am...

I’m a big fan of naltrexone, I take it daily. I’ve stopped drinking dozens of times but naltrexone made it stick.

  • Zerlyna@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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    3 days ago

    I started taking this too this month because after two years the cravings were coming back. (I’m also bipolar and think hypomanic swing didn’t help). This definitely helps me. I take the daily pills.

  • rc__buggyOPEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Oh, I guess I could elaborate a little.

    I’ve drank for 35 years, I’d consider that at least 25 of those were alcoholic. I’ve been physically dependent, tapered myself a few times, in-patient detox twice. 12 step doesn’t work for me, SMART recovery isn’t very available and still isn’t really for me.

    What stopped it? Naltrexone. It might not work for everyone but it was my salvation just over one year now. I haven’t been completely teetotal but one drink doesn’t turn into 10. I’ve had a social drink about a half dozen times this year and the compulsion to get loaded wasn’t there.